Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1491
NGC 1491 RGB, Fossil Footprint (one of 3), Michael Gruenwald
NGC 1491 RGB, Fossil Footprint (one of 3)
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NGC 1491 RGB, Fossil Footprint (one of 3)

NGC 1491 RGB, Fossil Footprint (one of 3), Michael Gruenwald
NGC 1491 RGB, Fossil Footprint (one of 3)
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NGC 1491 RGB, Fossil Footprint (one of 3)

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NGC 1491  "the Fossil Footprint" or LBN 704, or Sh2-206 is a fairly bright nebula, 9800ly from us,  discovered by William Herschel in 1790. 

9 Hours of narrowband, and just about 45 minutes of RGB, 

of this an RGB and a SHO image were generated , and combined these with an (AFAIK) atypical technique...

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NGC 1491 RGB, Fossil Footprint (one of 3), Michael Gruenwald