LBN 777, Vulture Head nebula

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While this nebula is known as "Vulture Head Nebula", it resembles me simply a "nose". This is part of a large complex of dust near the Pleiads, 4° toward South-West.
Technical Data
Optics TEC 140
Focal Length
 1011 mm
Focal Ratio f/7.2
Exposure Time 6h10m (single exp of 10 min)
CCD Canon EOS 5D with Baader filter
Sensitivity 800 ISO
Location Bogli (PC, Italian Apennines) at 1350 m height
Date
 25 November 2011
Mount Gemini G-41
Tracking Lodestar on an 80mm f/5 refractor
Temperature and humidity T= +4°C, RH=31%
Sky brightness at zenith (with SQM-L) 21.1 mag/arcsec^2 (quite bad for this location)
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