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LDN1235 The Shark in Cepheus, Göran Nilsson
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LDN1235 The Shark in Cepheus

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LDN1235 The Shark in Cepheus, Göran Nilsson
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LDN1235 The Shark in Cepheus

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This fantasy provoking object, a mix between reflection and dark nebulosity, probably needs no presentation. It is very faint so f/2 and my dark (Bortle 2-3) site helped. This is a merger of two datasets collected 13 - 17 September in 2020. I used Star Exterminator to bring out as much nebulosity as possible and then brought the stars back at a controlled level, since the starfield is quite rich and can overhelm the weak nebulosity. Again, the combination of RASA and ASI2600MC is really good at going deep and bringing out colours in the nebulosity.

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LDN1235 The Shark in Cepheus, Göran Nilsson