Exposures: 3 hrs 40 min of Ha (in 20 minute subs); 30 minutes each of RGB (10 min subs) for total of 5 hrs 10 min
Lynd's Dark Nebula 1622 is a molecular cloud silhouetted against a faint background of glowing hydrogen gas in the constellation of Orion. The silhouette has the ghostly appearance of a "boogie man", hence its popular name.
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Field of View =52 x 35 arc minutes
500 light years away
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