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Originally Posted by Placidus
Looks like a galaxy cluster seen through the Pleiades.
Ray, you are getting seriously good at these.
Best,
Mike
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thanks very much Mike - I appreciate your comment. Yes. it does look a bit like the Pleiades
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
That's a wow image. When you first look at it you go "Wow".
Impressive.
Greg.
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well thanks Greg - that means a lot.
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Originally Posted by Rick Parrott
 Just a beaut shot! |
thank you Rick!
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Originally Posted by Atmos
That's amazing Ray, can certainly understand how you wouldn't have spotted that nebula until after stacking. Looks seriously faint!
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Yes Colin, it is very faint, but it is definitely there.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
What an interesting image Ray, I had a great time surfing and yes that distant galaxy cluster is super cool.
Great work, really enjoyed the view 
One thing, how have you determined that that blue glow is reflection neb?
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Thanks a lot Mike. I guess that the diffuse glow could either be dim reflection nebula or galactic cirrus. Since it seems to be moderately well correlated with the bright stars in the cluster and even appears to take on a little of their colour, I concluded that it was probably local reflection nebula (as Mike pointed out, it looks a bit like the Pleiades). However, it could well be much deeper galactic cirrus and the local scattering could be in my scope - I have no way of knowing and would welcome opinions.
regards Ray