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Stellar Shot of the Week 03/01/2017

Posted by Stellarvue on 1st Mar 2017

Lynds Bright Nebula 691 by Joel Short

Joel Short took this image of Molecular Cloud LBN691 using his Stellarvue SV80ST Refractor, Riccardi .75x reducer, Moravian G3-16200 camera and Optolong LRGB filters on his Mach1GTO CP4 mount. 

Joel says, "Lynds "Bright" Nebula 691 (an oxymoron if ever there was one) is a molecular cloud in Ursa Major. It's really just a slightly more concentrated clump of galactic cirrus than the other faint stuff around it. I was able to get decent LUM data; the RGB was quite limited and wasn't the best quality. But I was able to get all 9.75 hours on this object in one night."

Image by Joel Short. Original can be seen here: 

http://www.buckeyestargazer.net/Pages/Nebulae/LBN691.php

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