Hidden in plain view....

[PhilPath]

Close to the Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) is a hidden secret - very difficult to spot....

 

With a bit of cheating with a star removal tool, all is revealed....

 

 

To the right is the Soap Bubble nebula, a planetary nebula discovered a number of years ago by an amateur astronomer (great spot !!).  This is a cropped view of two night's worth of data, using a Tak FSQ106 with a 0.73 x reducer.  3 hours of Ha and 3 hours of Oiii data using an ASI1600mm.

Have fun 

 

Best wishes 

 

Phil

[MartinB]

Great capture Phil. you've nailed the little sud!

[PhilPath]

Amazed it was ever spotted !!

 

[silentrunning]

Thanks for this. I just checked my data from a month or so ago and I just missed it. Drats.