Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1491
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A King and a Fossil, Andreas
A King and a Fossil
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A King and a Fossil

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A King and a Fossil

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Here is the main target of the last four imaging sessions. I decided on NGC1491 relatively spontaneously after discovering the beautiful framing together with the star cluster King 7. The "Fossil Footprint" nebula has a quite bright central core, but the surrounding halpha regions are quite faint and need some exposure time.

King 7 is an open star cluster located in or perhaps behind the Perseus Arm. The light of the star cluster is attenuated by interstellar dust and the apparent color is shifted to reddish. For aesthetic reasons, I have selectively brightened the star cluster.

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A King and a Fossil, Andreas