Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Sh2-129
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Squid and Flying Bat Nebulae - OU4 and Sh2-129, Roger Nichol
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Squid and Flying Bat Nebulae - OU4 and Sh2-129

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Squid and Flying Bat Nebulae - OU4 and Sh2-129, Roger Nichol
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Squid and Flying Bat Nebulae - OU4 and Sh2-129

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The Squid nebula is really faint and this doesn't really do it justice. 20 hours on an OSC with an L-eXtreme filter; it really needs much more integration  to bring out the Oiii that is there.

This nebula was only discovered about 10 years ago. It lies about 2300 light years away and the squid has a length of about 50 light years.

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Squid and Flying Bat Nebulae - OU4 and Sh2-129, Roger Nichol