MBM 163 - 165 and LBN 569 in Cepheus (Göran Nilsson)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: HD208020 · HD208742 · HD209111 · HD213417 · LBN 569

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MBM 163 - 165 and LBN 569 in Cepheus

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MBM 163 - 165 and LBN 569 in Cepheus

This is an area with numerous, but faint and rarely imaged Molecular Clouds / Integrated Flux Nebulosity and reflection nebulae in Cepheus, containing MBM 163 - 165 (Magnani, Blitz & Mundy) and LBN 569 (Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae). There is also a background of very faint Ha nebulosity, so a mix of everything possibly except galaxies (I did not spot any while processing).

I said rarely imaged but I now found this thread on CN with an image of a similar FOV:
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/630969-faint-molecular-clouds-in-cepheus-mbm-163-165-magnani-blitz-mundy-lbn-569/
That image made me realize that I needed to flip my image as the one-mirror system of a RASA produces as mirror image, so please look at version B.....

Processed in PI and PS. After some initial stretches I made a starless image using the Star Xterminator filter before stars were brought back. This greatly helped to suppress the starfield that otherwise can easily overwhelm these quite faint nebulae.

No filter used.

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C
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C

Description: Flipped (I forgot that the one mirror system of a RASA makes a mirror image)

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D

Description: Complete reprocess with the new XT tools

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Status	Advanced success
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Astrometry.net job	9532567
PixInsight job	DMH1NTFQRC3FW2QCM14JM5AW06I3NGT0
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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	22h07m23s.42
RA (top/left)	22h33m32s.66
RA (top/right)	22h43m40s.72
RA (bottom/right)	21h29m15s.70
RA (bottom/left)	21h42m42s.49

Dec (center)	+80°54′34″.7
Dec (top/left)	+79°06′49″.10
Dec (top/right)	+82°34′58″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	+82°32′03″.0
Dec (bottom/left)	+79°04′34″.5

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