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Old 24-09-2014, 07:35 PM
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Barnard 87

Here is B87 represented with two cameras.
1. Central DS cooled 60da -wide view with Orion Eon 110mm refactor and WO 0.8 FF/Reducer
2. GSO RC 10 LRGB with SBIG STT 8300 and SGFW.
It is a dark nebula in Sagittarius, about a 1000 light years away.
I couldn't find much info on this, so maybe it's not as glamorous as its deep sky neighbours.
It's called the Parrot Head Nebula. Barnard described it as a parrot lying on its back.
Graham
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