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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Nice image M&T. Thanks for the mention and I can concur this object takes a fair bit of integration to get a smooth result. It is a fascinating looking object with the plumes of dark nebula with hints of luminosity showing quite well and giving a 3D perception. Looking at your result I wish I had done some OIII too as my image only shows the reflection from the blue and luminance filters. I like the blue intensity in your image, colour saturation and the contrast of the image. Well done.
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Thanks Paul. As Mike S mentioned, we did try a whole night of OIII on this beast, and found only blackness. So what we are seeing here must be reflection nebulosity. I'm guessing that means that the object is either in a relatively low-energy environment (not so many super-hot stars), or that where there are super-hot stars, the gas is too dense.