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April 2024 OOTM was the North American Total Solar Eclipse.

Object: Cave Nebula (Sh2-155), a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus.
Imaged by: Jared Case
Image capture/processing details: Shot with a monochrome camera using narrowband filters. The image contains over 12 hours of data and was processed using the SHO palette. The telescope used was a 130mm refractor.
Location: Highlands, MD
Date: November 2023

September 2023 OOTM was Elephant’s Trunk Nebula.

Object: Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, IC 1396
Imaged by: Jared Case
Image capture/processing details: The image is a combination of Ha, Sii, and O3 data combined in SHO; over 16 hours of data. Shot with a monochrome ZWO 2600MM and a 130mm Refractor.
Location: Highlands, MD
Date: Three nights in September 2023

October 2023 OOTM was Lion Nebula (Sh2-132).

Object: Lion Nebula (Sh2-132)
Imaged by: Jared Case
Image capture/processing details: 350mm Refractor and 2600MC camera. Over 8 hours of integration; processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Location: Highland, MD
Date: October/November 2023

January / February 2024 OOTM was the Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443).

Object: Cave Nebula (Sh2-155), a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus.
Imaged by: Jared Case
Image capture/processing details: Shot with a monochrome camera using narrowband filters. The image contains over 12 hours of data and was processed using the SHO palette. The telescope used was a 130mm refractor.
Location: Highlands, MD
Date: November 2023