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 This
            field in Orion near the border to Gemini contains three very
            faint and elusive objects, very seldom photographed. This double
            stacked schmidt image goes very faint, yet the nebulosity is
            tenuous at best. In the center is Sharpless 2-262, a faint wisp
            with no definite form. On the upper left corner that round ring
            shaped object is Sharpless 2-265. Rings are always suspect for
            SNR's, but little is known about this object. And finally, to
            the lower right, is Sharpless 2-260 which is very faint indeed
            and quite amorphous in appearance. The image is a bit noisy,
            because I had to push it very hard to see anything at all. Even
            by applying the minimum filter to the stars didnt bring out much
            more. 
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:  0 C
Processing: Photoshop, PixInsight Pro.
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