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DS 1 – Final Color

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DS 1 - Chile

DS 1 – Chile

DS 1 is a relatively obscure object. It lies in Vela and was not discovered until 1983. Its distance is estimated at around 2600ly. This is sort of the old pearl in the oyster thing. You can see an edge-on galaxy peering through the mists of the
nebula.

PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph with ZWO ASI6200 camera, Astrodon filters, and ASA DDM-85 gearless mount. F/5 LRGB (78/3min L, 24/3min RGB). All subexposures binned 2xz2.