Collected three nights of data, the first still during the VCSE astro(photo) gathering in Örimagyarósd, Hungary, the rest in the NL. This was initially not our favorite target but during the first night it was cloudy in the South (MW core), so we picked a bright high-dec nebula. But the processing worked out quite well (I think Bea made an excellent job here), and it is a fascinating object. Only a fraction of the images could be used because of guiding errors, due to occasional clouds. What is new here that we used proper flats, made using a Lacerta flatfield box purchased in Hungary. It makes a lot of difference! It is a pity we did not have more clear nights there.
Perhaps thanks to the nice flats, we have hints of the Soap Bubble Nebula (PN G75.5+1.7) in our picture as well - see
https://www.astrobin.com/r6y60s/by James E, who summarizes its story as well. A zoom in on PN G75.5+1.7 is shown in Rev B. This was unintentional, but maybe next time we frame this better and integrate a bit more!
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