Fossil Footprint Nebula, NGC 1491 (Greg Meyer MD)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Perseus (Per) · Contains: HD232875 · LBN 704 · LBN 705 · LBN 706 · NGC 1491 · Sh2-206

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Fossil Footprint Nebula, NGC 1491

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Fossil Footprint Nebula, NGC 1491

In the sky area of the constellation Perseus and about 10,700 light years distant from us, there is a bright emission nebula, the Fossil Footprint Nebula, cataloged as NGC 1491, although it is also included in the Sharpless catalog as Sh2 -206 and in the Lynds as LBN 704. NGC 1491 is an HII region, that is, a cloud of dust and gas, practically hydrogen, whose gas is ionized by the strong ultraviolet radiation of one or more hot and nearby stars, emitting light and in which there is usually star formation activity.

Not a lot of pictures of this nebula, compared to the "popular" ones, which is why I chose it and spent a lot of time on it. Played around alot with color blending, but finally stopped with this version, using HSO filters. 77hrs total

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RA (center)	04h03m31s.703
RA (top/left)	04h06m28s.742
RA (top/right)	04h00m39s.609
RA (bottom/right)	04h00m37s.752
RA (bottom/left)	04h06m20s.193

Dec (center)	+51°18′58″.49
Dec (top/left)	+51°45′29″.11
Dec (top/right)	+51°46′17″.94
Dec (bottom/right)	+50°52′16″.53
Dec (bottom/left)	+50°51′28″.56

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