Observation by Des Middlemass: The Gecko

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Des Middlemass

Observer

Des Middlemass

Observed

2026 Jul 24 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Aug 11 - 10:31

Objects

LBN 437

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Constellation

Lacerta

Field centre

RA: 22^h32^m
Dec: +40°39'
Position angle: -0°01'

Field size

2°29' × 1°39'

Equipment

Takahashi FSQ106EDX4, ZWO ASI2600MM, Optolong LRGB filters

Exposure

6 hours (300 sec subs)

Location

Starfront, Rockwood, Texas

Target name

The Gecko nebula

Title

The Gecko

About this image

Captured over two nights in July.

As usual with some of these targets there is a lot more dust in the background of this image around the Gecko, but bringing that out looses the definition of the Gecko itself.

Files associated with this observation

LBN437_Gecko_nebula_530mm_LRGB_6hrs.jpg (3.4 MB)

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Callum Potter, Simon Paul Davis

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