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vDB 149 - The Shark Nebula

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This is one of those nebulae where you don't even need to guess what the shape is supposed to be. It's so clear that it is a shark I think. Love seeing so much faint dust just floating through space be brought out by cameras.

 

Equipment:

Takahasi FSQ-106EDX III

Paramount MyT

QSI683wsg + Astrodon filters

Lodestar X2 OAG

 

Acquisition

Luminance - 32x900"

Red - 15x900"

Green - 12x900"

Blue - 5x900"

Total integration time - 16 hours

Taken from the Deep Sky West Observatory in Rowe, New Mexico. A Bortle 2 site.

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Uploaded on September 29, 2016