LDN 204 - Dust on a red ocean / Poussières sur un océan rouge (Chris.Ma)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph) · Contains: 20 Oph · HD150907 · HD151009 · HD151062 · HD151092 · HD151106 · HD151238 · HD151294 · HD151295 · HD151413 · HD151784 · HD151785 · HD151798 · HD151854 · HD151977 · HD152016 · HD152329 · HD152393 · LDN 190 · LDN 191 · LDN 204 · LDN 234 · LDN 244 · The star 20 Oph

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LDN 204 - Dust on a red ocean / Poussières sur un océan rouge

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LDN 204 - Dust on a red ocean / Poussières sur un océan rouge

This is LDN 204, located in the constellation of Ophichus, this cloud of dust seems to float above a red ocean of hydrogen. Rarely photographed, it's an object that I find beautiful and that I wanted to capture for a long time. It’s one of the most difficult projects I’ve had to do so far. First because where I live this object remains quite low on the southern horizon and is visible only a few weeks a year. Then because I had to make many versions before finding a treatment that suits me. I hope you like this version

Je vous présente LDN 204, situé dans la constellation d'Ophichus, ce nuage de poussières semble flotter au dessus d'un océan rouge d'hydrogène. Rarement photographié, c'est un objet que je trouve magnifique et que je voulais capturer depuis longtemps. C'est un des projets les plus difficiles que j'ai eu à mener jusqu'à maintenant. D'abord parce que de là où j'habite cet objet reste assez bas sur l'horizon sud et n'est visible que quelques semaines par an. Ensuite parce j'ai du réaliser de nombreuses versions avant de trouver un traitement qui me convienne. J'espère que cette version vous plaira.

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RA (center)	16h48m24s.35
RA (top/left)	16h45m41s.89
RA (top/right)	16h42m28s.60
RA (bottom/right)	16h51m09s.26
RA (bottom/left)	16h54m17s.12

Dec (center)	-11°57′21″.8
Dec (top/left)	-10°11′28″.9
Dec (top/right)	-13°09′35″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	-13°43′10″.0
Dec (bottom/left)	-10°44′38″.7

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