Observation by Alan Dowdell: LDN 1235

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Alan Dowdell

Observer

Alan Dowdell

Observed

2026 Sep 21 - 03:19

Uploaded

2026 Sep 21 - 19:29

Objects

LDN 1235

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 22^h15^m
Dec: +73°26'
Position angle: +4°53'

Field size

0°55' × 1°33'

Equipment

Seestar S30

Exposure

168min

Location

Newbury

Target name

LDN 1235 The Shark

Title

LDN 1235

About this image

After seeing this object in the ZWO Astronomy Photo of the year I tried using a Seestar from my back garden. I rotated the image and reduced the number of stars to try a match. I have only the head so I really needed a wider field and a much longer exposure

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