Predator-Prey Nebula in Camelopardalis - 3 panels (Göran Nilsson)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam) · Contains: 17 Cam · 19 Cam · The star 17Cam

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This has now become a three-panel mosaic of Integrated Flux Nebulosity (IFN) a bit outside the area defined by Mandel-Wilson as MW5 (Fish Hook Nebula). I found it surfing on Aladin Sky Atlas (DSS data) but it is very weak there, not revealing much colour or structure.

The IFN is very faint so one needs a dark site to image it and a light bucket like the RASA8 and a good low noise camera. Then the data still have to be stretched a lot so stars suffer a bit (with fuzzy halos) but I still find them acceptable. I captured it during two nights with two RASA8.

I have not found any other images of these structures. At least my fantasy gets carried away when I look at the image. I just had a suggeston when I posted it at SGL to call the lower right nebula The Stag Beetle Nebula, so I immedeately adopted that. In the three-panel mosaic it can now been seen to chase a scared prey expelling vapour from his nose. So the whole thing could be The Predator-Prey nebula. I also think I can see an elephant face centrally in the image.

"Nordish by nature"
The OSC Club (One Shot Camera)
Cooled Color Cams
Celestron RASA
ZWO ASI 2600MC PRO
CMOS Imagers

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RA (center)	05h46m10s.41
RA (top/left)	05h31m25s.53
RA (top/right)	05h28m15s.49
RA (bottom/right)	05h57m42s.48
RA (bottom/left)	06h08m20s.71

Dec (center)	+65°42′35″.10
Dec (top/left)	+68°50′22″.5
Dec (top/right)	+62°51′57″.8
Dec (bottom/right)	+62°29′48″.6
Dec (bottom/left)	+68°23′17″.8

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