The roundup separates the Halloween nicknames that survive the eyepiece from the ones that only emerge in long exposures, naming Sh2-136, IC 2118 and the fainter Veil detail as camera-only. All thirteen, from the Ghost of the Moon to Casper the Ghost Nebula, clear the horizon by midnight on Halloween in the Society's Oct 12 guide (https://nbasastro.org/articles/2026/10/spooky-astronomy-objects-for-halloween/).
Source: https://nbasastro.org/articles/2026/10/spooky-astronomy-objects-for-halloween/
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