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      NGC 1491
      Wallpaper author:
      Ken Abremski

      01 May 2026

      NGC 1491

      This is an emission nebula in the constellation Pegasus. It is also called the Fossil Footprint nebula. It is characterized as an HII region where new stars recently formed. The data was processed with PixInsight, RC-Astro tools and Photoshop.

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      NGC 1491

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      NGC 1491