NGC 2362, vdB 96, and Bran 22C shining through the red haze of Sh2-310, in HaRGB (darkdesertdome)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Canis Major (CMa) · Contains: 29 UW CMa · 30 CMa · 30 tau CMa · LBN 1058 · LBN 1059 · LBN 1060 · LDN 1660 · LDN 1661 · LDN 1664 · LDN 1667 · NGC 2362 · PGC 20564 · PGC 20965 · PGC 3085085 · PGC 3098644 · PGC 76878 · PGC 76894 · PGC 76900 · PGC 76903 · PGC 76907 · PGC 76916 · PGC 76933 · PGC 76938 · PGC 76950 · PGC 76959 · PGC 76963 · PGC 76966 · PGC 76975 · PGC 76983 · PGC 77025 · And 26 more.

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NGC 2362, vdB 96, and Bran 22C shining through the red haze of Sh2-310, in HaRGB

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NGC 2362, vdB 96, and Bran 22C shining through the red haze of Sh2-310, in HaRGB

As we move into spring, here's a look back at a lovely region in the southeastern part of Canis Major that I captured over a few evenings last month under Bortle 1 skies in southwestern New Mexico before winter slipped away. The NBColourMapper script in PI has made adding Ha data to RGB images much easier than it was in the past, which adds a new dimension to this image. I hope you enjoy the view as much as I do.

There appear to be some additional smaller and dimmer reflection nebulae in this region besides vdB 96 and Bran 22C, within the bright arc of Ha emission in the upper part of the image. If anyone knows their names, I'd love to hear them. Thanks @Gary Imm for pointing out Bran 22C in the upper right near LDN 1664, to the right of the bright Ha emission arc.

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RA (center)	07h21m47s.81
RA (top/left)	07h26m20s.89
RA (top/right)	07h27m58s.16
RA (bottom/right)	07h17m22s.31
RA (bottom/left)	07h15m26s.52

Dec (center)	-25°25′38″.4
Dec (top/left)	-27°22′09″.6
Dec (top/right)	-23°43′55″.3
Dec (bottom/right)	-23°28′05″.7
Dec (bottom/left)	-27°06′00″.6

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NGC 2362, vdB 96, and Bran 22C shining through the red haze of Sh2-310, in HaRGB

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