This closer view is of the NGC 1974 complex, with large bubbles of gas being swept away by the energy from the hot young blue clusters in the region. NGC2004 is at the lower right.
Canon EOS 60D 15 x 5 minutes, ISO800, EOS 60D, darks, flats and bias subtracted. 200mm f/5 Newtonian on HEQ5 pro mount, OAG & StarShoot Autoguider. Stacked and processed in PixInsight and Photoshop.
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