Well, at least I think they look like a couple dragon's. The photo is the central portion of IC1805, with the cluster of young hot stars composing Melotte 15 providing the radiation needed to "light up" the strange dust complex.

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Robert

Very nice picture! Good contrast and definition.

Beautiful. Great contrast and plenty of data to fill out the nebula.

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Thats a great shot!

Beautiful picture and a great contrast too Robert, thank you for sharing.

clear skies

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This is a really nice photo!

I've never seen it before. Staring at it for about a minute, i could imagin 5 dragons, 2 side on and 3 airial views.

Thankyou for broadening my horizons!

Foote

Appreciate the comments.

Occasionally a photo's color gets in the way of a subject's interesting form, shape, or texture. I think that this region is one that stands, without color, on its interesting forms/shapes (by the way, it's all red, with stars generally white and blue).

The next photo I'll process/post is opposite to this, it depends on its contrasting colors.

Thanks,
Robert

Red, wow. That'll be some nice viewing!

Clear skys to you robert, i'm sure you'll end up with a very nice image for us .

Thanks
Foote

Hi Robert.
I collect Dragons and I truely do have a Chinese reproduction of a Ming Dragon that looks just like your photo. This is a great image. Thanks. Clear skies to you Paul.

I'd like to see a longer focal length shot of this region, taken under really good seeing. I may try a shot later with my cassegrain (X3 the focal length used on this image), but I'm sure the seeing from my backyard won't do it justice.

Robert

Hi Robert, A very beautiful image it is!. NIce structure and filament details. Welldone and Clear Skies.