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 This
            complex and exciting region of the Ophiuchus Milkyway contains
            chains of dark obscuring nebulosities cataloged by Barnard last
            century. The Pipe Nebula seen here is a collection of dark patches
            and star clouds in an area of the sky that is so obscured by
            dust that the interstellar reddening causes the left side of
            this field to be much yellower than the right. The larger images
            have a substantial visual impact if you have the bandwidth or
            patience to view them.
Instrument:  8" f/1.5 Celestron Schmidt Camera
Platform:  Homemade GEM
Film:  Kodak Supra 400
CCD Autoguider: ST4
Exposure:  4x8mins
Filters:  NONE
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona
Elevation:  6800 ft.
Sky:  Seeing 8/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  40 F
Processing: Photoshop, PixInsight Pro.
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