It is a diffuse reflection nebula located about 3000 light-years from Earth.
It is estimated that there are more than 130 “baby” stars in this area.
Further down is NGC7142, an open cluster of stars 6200 light-years away.
Shooting data:
🔭: ASA Newton 10″ F3.6
⚙️: Paramount MyT
📷: ZWO ASI2400MC at -10°C
🕶: IDAS LPS-P3 and IDAS NBZ
🎯: Skywatcher Evostar72ED + ASI290MM mini
💻: TheSkyX pro, NINA, PHD2, AstroPixel Processor (100% of treatment), PixInsight (5% of treatment), Photoshop CC (95% of treatment)
⏱: IDAS LPS-P3 = 86×600” TOTAL = 14h20
🌍: Lorraine, France
📆: Over nights: May 16, 2023 May 17, 2023 May 18, 2023 May 22, 2023 May 24, 2023 May 25, 2023 May 26, 2023
📌: https://www.astrobin.com/full/ylvxzw/0/
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