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It's quite amazing the difference that a year makes. not only in equipment and processing software, but outlook and experience. This rendition of the ever-confusingly named "Running Chicken Nebula" is a perfect example of this.

On the left, 100% crop of Thackeray's globules from this image, same region from my previous best attempt - just under 1 year ago.
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These particular globules were first spotted by A.D Thackeray in 1950, just a few short year's after this type of DSO feature was first discovered by Dutch-American Astronomer Bart Bok.

I was very surprised by this very tiny little PN hiding out amongst the stars. I'm a little disappointed that it already has a designation, but pleased to have captured it either way.
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I was less surprised by the presence of this beauty, as I had originally noticed it in my previous imaging of this region.
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