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: https://www.astrobin.com/3stv25/ (new!) https://www.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.

❤ Patreon ❤
I am able to pursue Nebula Photos fulltime thanks to my generous supporters on Patreon:   / nebulaphotos  . Join our supportive community of over 900 other astrophotographers for as little as $1/month.

Links for Resources mentioned in the video

Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/accounts/reg...
CDS Portal: http://cdsportal.ustrasbg.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/...