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Collinder 471: The Dark Shark Nebula

Project type

Nebula - Dark, Reflection

Date

September 2023

Location

Backyard (Bortle 5.5)

The Dark Shark Nebula is a dark/reflection nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. These types of objects are very faint and low-contrast, thus making them extremely difficult to image from light polluted areas such as my backyard. To overcome this, I spent a total of 13 hours imaging this region with an f/2 camera lens. In other words, I collected as much light in those 13 hours as I would have in 100 hours using a regular telescope.

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