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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

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NGC 1491 (Fossil Footprint Nebula) in Perseus — HII region around BD+50° 886, photographed from Plau am See in November 2025
NGC 1491 — Fossil Footprint Nebula (deep) NGC 1491
NGC 1491 (Fossil Footprint Nebula) in Perseus — HII region around BD+50° 886, photographed from Plau am See in November 2025
NGC 1491 — Fossil Footprint Nebula (final detail) NGC 1491
NGC 1491 (Fossil Footprint Nebula) in Perseus — HII region around BD+50° 886, photographed from Plau am See in November 2025
NGC 1491 — Fossil Footprint Nebula (wider re-process) NGC 1491

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