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Old 05-03-2017, 10:33 PM
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NGC1788 Fox Face Nebula

NGC1788, also known as the Fox Face Nebula and is located in the constellation of Orion. The nebula is the lighter patch in the upper right quadrant of the image. It is also collocated with the dark nebula Lynds1616.

The image was taken with my Tak TSA 120 with a .7x focal reducer resulting in a field of view of approximately 1.4 degrees.

I find the brownish interstellar dust quite fascinating but I can't find any reference to this in any of my searches. It is a very busy area of the sky and I assume that the dust is associated somehow with the nebulosity in the region.

Details:
Acquisition -
L 28 @ 300 = 2.33
R 24 @ 600 = 4.00
G 27 @ 600 = 4.50
B 24 @ 600 = 4.00
Total integration time = 14.83 hrs

Hardware -
Tak TSA120 + .7x focal reducer
Lodestar x2 guide camera
QSI 683 WS8 CCD camera
Skywatcher EQ8 mount

Software -
Sequence Generator Pro
Pixinsight 1.8

Link to Astrobin image here.

Comments and critique welcome.
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