Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scutum (Sct)  ·  Contains:  B314  ·  IC 1287  ·  LBN 73  ·  LBN 74  ·  LBN 75  ·  LBN 76  ·  LDN 404  ·  LDN 412  ·  LDN 423  ·  LDN 433  ·  LDN 434  ·  LDN 435  ·  NGC 6649  ·  PGC 202493  ·  PGC 202495  ·  PGC 202500  ·  PGC 202549  ·  PGC 202555  ·  PGC 202578  ·  PGC 202615  ·  PGC 202637  ·  PGC 202668  ·  PGC 202753  ·  PK020-00.1  ·  PK021-00.1  ·  PK021-00.2  ·  PK021-01.1  ·  PK022-02.1  ·  Sh2-55
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IC 1287, an island of reflection in a sea of stars

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I've neglected some of the small dark sky targets in the Milky Way for way too long.  While traveling to view the total solar eclipse in April 2024, I stopped in a small town in western Texas for one night and cowered behind a metal shipping container in a strong wind to capture a brief unfiltered OSC dataset on this interesting region.  It was worth the struggle.

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IC 1287, an island of reflection in a sea of stars, darkdesertdome