IC 1318: The Butterfly Nebula

Right next to the bright star Sard lies a region known as IC 1318 Butterfly Nebula.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2023/06/2023-06-16_ic_1318_butterfly_nebula.html

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#SkyWatch #Astrophotography This image is an example of me #StillLearning because I didn't actually know what it was. A few nights ago, I was waiting for the Dumbbell Nebula to rise above the horizon and decided to try to capture something nearby. I moved my telescope to what I thought was the #Butterfly Nebula but when I looked it up later, my photo looked nothing like what I found online. There are multiple nebula called the Butterfly. So here is 12 stacked five minute exposures of #IC1318.

2nd go at the Sadr region from tonight
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