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The Soul Nebula

Jon Kelly, Tockwith, North Yorkshire, 10 December 2021, 19, 21 and 27 January 2022, 16–17 January 2023

“The Soul Nebula is a visually stunning target and contains everything from starforming regions to Bok globules. I particularly like the myriad colours with subtle shades denoting the emission lines of the gases present. Processing this image was challenging due to some data being captured under a full Moon – I can’t waste a rare clear night, full Moon or not! But

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