M34 NGC 1039 OSC ( 87% Full Moon) Star Cluster. (Tam Rich)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Perseus (Per) · Contains: HD16605 · HD16627 · HD16655 · HD16679 · HD16693 · HD16705 · HD16719 · HD16728 · HD16738 · HD16782 · HD16857 · M 34 · NGC 1039 · PK144-15.1

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M34 NGC 1039 OSC ( 87% Full Moon) Star Cluster.

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Hi all

This is the 3rd of 4 images from 2/01/23 with the near full Moon.
I really struggled with this image I tried very hard to get rid of the terrible gradients and some unusual dark half moon shapes on the background , which the clone stamp managed to fix.
On the right hand side middle you may see some red nebulosity.

On the very top left hand side corner is a green faint circle, I have not got a clue what this?. Has anyone got any ideas what this could be, it's not on any other images I took that night.

Not the best M34 As I mentioned it was very hard to process.
Thank you all for your support.

Clear skies and stay safe Tam.

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Title: ARO 205,PK 144-15.1,PN G144.3-15.5 Abell 4 OSC (87% Moon)

Description: Abell 4 Planetary Nebula in Perseus.
Thanks to Jay and Tom for identifying this green smudge , which I thought was some kind of dust.
To be honest I was going to crop it out of the image.
I'm very happy to capture my first PK ( by accident).

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RA (bottom/right)	02h38m38s.40
RA (bottom/left)	02h42m10s.55

Dec (center)	+42°45′46″.9
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