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NGC6820 Star forming emission nebula in Vulpecula - posted 8/13/06

I got over 3 hours of HA with 10 minute subs on this interesting area during a clear night with the full Moon blazing. I managed to follow up with 30 minutes each of clear, green and blue a couple nights later before the Moon got too high. Luminance is a combo of the 30 minutes clear plus the 210 minutes of HA, which was also used for the red channel. The nebula has a nice cluster at the center, star forming pillars and bok globules within, and some interesting dust lanes in the surrounds. Overall a fairly interesting location.