NGC 1491 — Fossil Footprint Nebula (mid stretch) · NGC 1491

Earlier processing pass — a balanced mid-stretch showing the ionisation front and the broader cloud structure.

NGC 1491 (Fossil Footprint Nebula) in Perseus — HII region around BD+50° 886, photographed from Plau am See in November 2025

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TargetNGC 1491

TypeNebula

RA04h 03m 14s

Dec+51° 19′ 00″

Captured2025-11-15

Integration~4 h

Filters2" Hα + OIII dual-band

Gain100

SiteKlebe, Plau am See, Mecklenburg

BortleBortle 3