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NGC 1931 Fly Nebula

I usually crop my images down more than this but, there is a few clusters towards the edges and to the far right is IC 417. I may reprocess it at a later date and crop it right down to the fly nebula.

 

The Fly nebula lies in the constellation of Auriga. It is an emission nebula and a reflection nebula. Sometimes referred to as a mini version of the Orion nebula, as it has a star cluster, including it's own version of the Trapezium. Some estimates have the nebula at about 7,000 light years from us.

 

Boring techie bit.

Skywatcher quattro 8" S & f4 aplanatic coma corrector

HEQ5 pro mount guided with an Altair 50mm & GPcam setup

Canon 450D astro modded with Astronomik CLS CCD EOS APS-C clip filter. Neewer Intervalometer used to control the exposures.

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Uploaded on February 7, 2022