Thanks guys
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Madbadgalaxyman-You are most likely right they are probably star clouds instead of HII regions,but then if it is patchy like then it must mean there are a lot of star clouds or the dark lanes are blocking out the light.
SteveG-Thank you for your reply,Ic 1296 looks nothing more to me than a faint smudge,but your description of it from texas is awesome,Seeing arms in such a low surface brightness object.Wow.Aperture rules
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thanks again guys
regards Orestis
