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Photographer:

Alson Wong

Location of Photo:

Landers, CA

Date/Time of photo:

January 30, February 1-9, 2022

Equipment:

12-inch Meade LX200; STXL-16200; Paramount MX.

Description:

Reflection nebula NGC 1999 is the small, bluish-white object near the center. It is also known as the Rubber Stamp Nebula because of the shape of the dark area at its center. The rest of the image shows red emission and blue reflection nebulae.