Constellation: Perseus
Right Ascension: 04h 03m 15.9s
Declination: +51° 18′ 54″
Distance: 11,700 ly
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Emission nebula NGC 1491, sometimes called the Fossil Footprint Nebula located in Perseus. Located about 10,700 light years away. Illuminated by a 11.2 magnitude star actually blowing a bubble in the nebula from its intense stellar "wind".

Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
Camera: ZWO 1600 MM