NGC 1491c - Fossile Footprint Nebula

[Rodd]

I finally can see the fossil footprint.  Many images taken with large scopes concentrate on the brighter part of this nebula.  But to understand its name, a wider FOV is needed.  As most of the signal is in the brighter region, widefiled shots don't seem to be that common.  A fairly tricky image to process due to the dynamic range between the bright "heel" and the much fainter "toes".   Seeing was a rare "good", resulting in a FWHM of just under 2".  Ubfortunately, the Moon was near full and closer than I would have liked to the target.  I hope seeing is decent when shoot the OIII and SII.  Maybe I'll shoot RGB`

TOA 130 with ,.99x flattener and ASI 1600. 54 300 sec Ha. Bin1

 

 

Edited November 26, 2023 by Rodd
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