How I discovered the Hummingbird Nebula @NebulaPhotos

Nebula Photos | How I discovered the Hummingbird Nebula @NebulaPhotos | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
I share the full story of discovering a faint reflection nebula around the star V374 Cep in the constellation Cepheus that I have named Carver 1 or 'The Hummingbird Nebula.' Photos on astrobin: astrobin.com/3stv25 (new!) astrobin.com/3zm108 (initial) For those curious about making discoveries themselves, I break down some of the tools one can use for research. See below for links.

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💻 Links for Resources mentioned in the video 💻

Astrobin: astrobin.com/accounts/register/?r=NEBULAPHOTOS
CDS Portal: http://cdsportal.u-strasbg.fr/
ADS: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/
Aladin: https://aladin.cds.unistra.fr/
Telescope Live: https://telescope.live/
Spitzer Space Telescope Press: https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/ssc2019-08-nasas-spitzer-captures-stellar-family-portrait

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