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Sh2-135

Sharpless 2-135 is a faint emission nebula located in the constellation Cepheus, approximately 4,500 light-years from Earth. The nebula appears as a diffuse, reddish cloud, though it is relatively faint compared to neighbouring nebulae such as the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635). It lies in a region rich with other notable nebulae, including Sh2-136 (the "Ghost Nebula") and Sh2-137.

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Sh2-124

Sh2-124 is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is located on the northwestern edge of the constellation. The complex is probably located in the Orion arm at a distance of about 8,480 light year. The predominant signal is Ha, but the much weaker OIII and SII signals could be boosted to result in a typical Hubble palette image.

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M20

Messier 20, also called the Trifid Nebula, is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. Its name means 'three-lobe'. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula (the reddish-pink portion), a reflection nebula (the blue portion), and a dark nebula (the apparent 'gaps' in the blue that cause the trifurcated appearance).

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M8 | Sh2-25

Messier 8, the Lagoon Nebula, is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Giovanni Hodierna in 1654 and included in the Messier catalog in 1764. Within the nebula is the open cluster NGC 6530. The Lagoon Nebula is estimated to be between 4,000–6,000 light-years away from the Earth.

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M17 | Sh2-45

Messier 17, commonly referred to as the Omega Nebula or Swan Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. Spanning approximately 30 light-years in the longest direction, Messier 17 is located roughly 5,000 to 6,000 light-years from Earth. It is one of the most massive molecular clouds in our Galaxy.

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Sh2-261

Sharpless 2-261, also known as Lower's Nebula, is a faint emission nebula located in the constellation Orion. Sh2-261 is an ionised hydrogen (HII) region energised by the ultraviolet radiation of nearby hot stars. This nebula lies roughly 3,300 light-years from Earth and spans about 50 light-years in diameter.

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Sh2-230

Sh2-230 is an H II region in the constellation Auriga, approximately 6,800-9,800 light-years from Earth. The nebula spans 16–26 light-years in diameter. The large region known as Sh2-230, but within this region, there are many more, often better known objects, such as M36, M38, Sh2-229, Sh2-234 and Sh2-236 ad Sh2-237.

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Sh2-292

Sh2-292 is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. It is the head of te Seagull nebula. Most images will show the full Seagull nebula using a fairly wide field setup. But the Sh2-292 designated area is only referring to the head, which is shown here in an SHO palette.

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IC4954 and IC4955

IC4954 and IC4955 are two very small nebulae in the constellation Vulpecula. The total field of view of this image is only 12 x 9 arcmin, so very much zoomed in on an already long focal length telescope. Each night only 0.5-1.5h of data could be collected, so this image is the result of 20 imaging sessions.

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Sh2-200

Sh2-200 is a very dim planetary nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia. By mistake it ended up in the Sharpless catalogue of HII emission regions, but recently its identity as a planetary nebula was confirmed. The nebula itself and especially the hydrogen regions around it are very dim, so require long exposure times

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IC-434

IC434 is better known as the horse-head nebula and one of the most well-known nebulae at the night sky. The image here contains just over 2h of exposure, taken using a travel rig during a trip to Scotland. Updates to the travel rig had been applied, the most notable being that it is now run using Stellarmate on an iPad mini.

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Sh2-206

Sh2-206, also called the Fossil Footprint Nebula, is a beautiful emission nebula in the constellation Perseus. It is photographed here using the Hubble palette, creating the typical blue/golden look. For processing, the relatively new NPColourMapper script was used.

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Sh2-86

Sh2-86 is a rather faint nebula in the constellation Vulpecula at a distance of approximately 6000 lightyear. Especially the OIII and SII signals are very faint. But during processing they could be retrieved well. Using the Hubble Palette, the final result is rather impressive with the big pillar structures in the nebula.

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Sh2-105 | C27

The Crescent nebula, also known as Sh2-105 and C27, is an iconic deep sky object in the constellation Cygnus. In 2018 this object was imaged, so the current image gives a good idea of the progress that has been made over time.

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M16 | Sh2-49

M16 is also known as the Eagle Nebula, but the central part of this nebula is made even more popular by the Hubble Telescope, and is nick-named the pillars of creation. Here in a narrowband version with a total of almost 40h of exposure.

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NGC6910

NGC6910 is a small open star cluster right in the middle of a very rich area of emissio nebulae and dark nebulae, also known as the Sadr region in the constellation Cygnus. Here the star cluster is photographed in narrowband ad processed using the Hubble palette

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Sh2-112

Sh2-112 is a nice small, but decently bright emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. Here imaged in narrowband colour, using the Hubble palette (HSO). The small target is a great object for long focal length telescopes.

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IC59, IC63

A tricky target to image. The super bright star Gamma Cassiopeia, surrounded by the hydrogen-rich but faint nebulae IC59 and IC63. A combination of broadband and narrowband images allowed capturing both aspects.

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Sh2-117

The Pelican Nebula (IC5070) is a direct neighbour of the North American Nebula (NGC7000). In this image both are photographed together, using a dual-band narrowband filter on an One-Shot-Colour camera, using a small travel rig.

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Sh2-252

The Monkey Head Nebula is a very nice narrowband target for when the moon is out. Located in the constellation of Orion, this is a typical winter target. While clouds interfered a lot with the imaging, over several nights about 7h of exposure could be gathered for this image.

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