Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lacerta (Lac)
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Molecular Clouds in Lacerta, Elliot Maddox
Molecular Clouds in Lacerta
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Molecular Clouds in Lacerta

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Molecular Clouds in Lacerta, Elliot Maddox
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Molecular Clouds in Lacerta

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I spent many weeks returning to constellation of Lacerta every clear night I got the chance to collect as much integration time as I could.  This dusty filament doesn't seem to have a name as far as I know and has rarely been imaged.  It may be a part of LBN 420.  I've seen someone else call it the "Shed Skin Nebula" after not finding any common name for it.  You can find some information on this area by searching "Planck Galactic Cold Clusters".  Also, during the starless processing, I counted approximately 40 galaxies in the background!  Anyway, I'm pretty happy with how it came out and I'm proud to be one of very few people who have photographed this!

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Molecular Clouds in Lacerta, Elliot Maddox