Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  16 omi01 CMa  ·  Sh2-308  ·  The star ο1CMa
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Sh2-308 - Dolphin Head Nebula, Doug Gray
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Sh2-308 - Dolphin Head Nebula

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Sh2-308 - Dolphin Head Nebula, Doug Gray
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Sh2-308 - Dolphin Head Nebula

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When I saw the integration times that others have used to produce their amazing photos of this object I was a little intimidated. However, after having completed a few other 10+ hour projects this started to look possible. It turned out to be more challenging as it sets below my roofline after only two hours when I started collecting data. Each night I got one less sub frame than the night before. By the time I decided to stop, I was getting less than an hour each night, and the reflection of my neighbors porch light off my gutters was starting to ruin my subs (I probably threw out over a third of what I shot). In the end I was happy to resolve the clear dolphin head shape, but wish I had enough data to reduce the noise and bring out more detail near the central Wolf-Rayet star.

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Sh2-308 - Dolphin Head Nebula, Doug Gray