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 Located
            just south of the better known NGC2174 in Orion, this grouping
            of nebulas is often overlooked in favor of the regions more spectacular
            showpieces. The red trio of nebulas at the bottom consist of
            three parts, on the left is the larger Sharpless 2-254 followed
            by the smaller but brighter S2-257 and IC2162. Just above to
            the upper left is the much larger and fainter S2-261 spanning
            nearly half a degree in size. 
Instrument:  8" f/1.5 Celestron Schmidt Camera
Platform:  Homemade GEM
Film:  Kodak Supra 400
CCD Autoguider: ST4
Exposure:  2x8mins
Filters:  NONE
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona
Elevation:  6800 ft.
Sky:  Seeing 8/10, Transparency 10/10
Outside Temperature:  5 C
Processing: Photoshop, PixInsight Pro.
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