Ad Astra Observatory

One of those objects that just doesn’t get much press.

This is a huge nebula, the size of M42, and well-placed in the sky, between the foot of Gemini and the head of Orion.
But I’d never heard of it until I started searching with my DSO filter software.
This is an object that should get more attention in the Fall when it comes back around, but here’s a quick treatment.