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Community photo entitled Andy Dungan 8/8-16/26 Lion Nebula in Cepheus, 10400ly SHO by Andy Dungan on 08/16/2026 at Near Cotopaxi, Colorado USA

Andy Dungan 8/8-16/26 Lion Nebula in Cepheus, 10400ly SHO

On 08/16/2026 01:00 am by Andy Dungan | Website | Near Cotopaxi, Colorado USA

The Lion Neb is very dim object (farther away at 10400ly), thus the 600s exposures. You really can see the Lion if you look closely. His tail is sticking up on the right and his head is mostly yellow. His front leg is yellow and the back legs blue and red. I must say I am enjoying the more vibrant colors you can develop from using the Hubble Pallet. What a joy this hobby is.

AskarV@600f7.5, 2600MM Pro g100. [19hrs total] Ha:28x600s O3:44x600s S2:42x600s +darks/biases/flats.
AM5/ASIair+, EAF, Askar OAG with ASI174mini for guiding

PixInsight 100%.

I am developing some basic skills to process my SHO pics. I love the more vibrant colors and the fact I can get colors for SHO. So I took the SHO pics at 600s each. I did take a few RGB pictures @ 300s to get my stars.