The Iris Nebula tutorial That big line is the

That big line is the geostationary satellite highway

These objects are very difficult to capture from light polluted skies

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The Iris Nebula tutorial That big line is theOne thing that you wont realize about the night sky unless you do astrophotography is that basically there are huge chunks of the nights sky that are covered by this muddy brown dust. The dust can actually be a bit painful for astronomy, because it blocks the view looking outwards (in optical wavelengths). But sometimes the dust will make some pretty shapes, or catch the starlight and light up with color! This is the case for the Iris nebula 1,300