Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  27 Cyg  ·  28 Cyg  ·  29 Cyg  ·  NGC 6871  ·  NGC 6883  ·  The star b1 Cyg  ·  The star b2 Cyg  ·  The star b3 Cyg
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WR -134  - a dolphin swimming in Cygnus - HOO, starfield
WR -134  - a dolphin swimming in Cygnus - HOO
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WR -134 - a dolphin swimming in Cygnus - HOO

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WR -134  - a dolphin swimming in Cygnus - HOO, starfield
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WR -134 - a dolphin swimming in Cygnus - HOO

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Near the Crescent Nebula in Cygnus lies a beautiful nebula formed by another Wolf-Rayet star  (WR-134).   In HOO, I've seen the nebula referred to as the Eye, but to me (and some others) the bright bits remind me of a dolphin surfing a bow wake in this orientation. 

This is an HOO blend with RGB stars.   I drizzled the data to try and minimize some under sampling.    The first version is the original widefield shot.   The second revision is a cropped version in a portrait orientation.  Shot over 2 months whenever I could get a clear night.   I was finally able to head out to the desert to collect some nice OIII data away from the local light pollution and marine layer.

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    WR -134  - a dolphin swimming in Cygnus - HOO, starfield
    Original
    WR -134  - a dolphin swimming in Cygnus - HOO, starfield
    C
  • Final
    WR -134  - a dolphin swimming in Cygnus - HOO, starfield
    D

C

Description: Portrait Version

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D

Description: Full version. Curve tweaks - Less magenta hue.

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WR -134  - a dolphin swimming in Cygnus - HOO, starfield