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LDN 43

Ron Brecher — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 17:41:32 +0000

LDN 43 Click image for full size version September 21, 2024 LDN 43 is a dark nebula lying about 1,400 light years in the southern part of the Ophiuchus constellation. It is often called the Cosmic Bat, and it's easy to see why. The bat-like dark nebula obscures an even larger, bright nebula lying behind [...]

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Sh2-187

Ron Brecher — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:00:12 +0000

Sh2-187 Click image for full size version January 17, 2023 The centre of this image shows the diaphanous Sh2-187, a mix of emission, reflection and dark nebulae. It lies about 4,700 light years away in Cassiopeia. The nebula is surrounded by a large molecular cloud containing hydrogen, dust and soot. This is evidenced by the [...]

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LDN 1251

Ron Brecher — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 20:14:30 +0000

LDN 1251 Click image for full size version September 6, 2021 LDN 1251 is a complex nebula in the constellation Cepheus, containing dark structures and faintly glowing / reflecting dust and gas. It's nickname is the Rotten Fish Nebula. The acronym "LDN" refers to Lynd's Catalogue of Dark Nebulae. This catalogue's entries were identified by inspection [...]

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B110 Region

Ron Brecher — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:25:19 +0000

B110 Region Click image for full size version (LARGE FILE) July 12, 2021 This image shows the B110 region in Scutum, a small constellation overflowing with dark nebulae. These dark patches of dust obscure the starlight behind them, making interesting dark shapes in the rich star fields of the Milky Way. I prepared an annotated [...]

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Barnard’s E Dark Nebula

Ron Brecher — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 05:00:14 +0000

Barnard's "E" (B142 & B143) Click image for full size version August 29, 2020 This image shows Barnard 142 (top) and 143, together known as Barnard's E. Dark nebulae are made up of soot and dust that block out the light of the stars behind them. They can create some really interesting patterns. The Horsehead [...]

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vdB 152

Ron Brecher — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 18:17:41 +0000

van den Bergh 152 and Barnard 175 Click image for full size version August 16, 2020 van den Bergh 152 (vdB 152; a.k.a. Cederblad 201) is the prominent blue reflection nebula on the right side of this image. It lies at the end of Barnard 175, the pillar of dust filling this field. The dark [...]

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Barnard 361 and IC 1369

Ron Brecher — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:21:37 +0000

Barnard 361 and IC 1369 Click image for full size version July 9, 2020 The open cluster left of centre is IC 1369, and the large dark nebula is Barnard 361, both of which are in Cygnus. B361 is in the foreground at around 1,200-1,800 light years; the cluster is farther away at about 6,700 [...]

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Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula

Ron Brecher — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:00:39 +0000

Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula Click image for full size version January 15, 2019 I acquired this image during January and February 2014, shooting through a deep red (Hydrogen alpha, also called Ha or H-alpha) filter when the Moon was out, and capturing the colour data on moonless, transparent nights. A black and white version [...]

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Double Cluster Wide Field

Ron Brecher — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:02:53 +0000

Double Cluster Wide Field Click image for full size version The Double Cluster includes NGC869 (right) and NGC884, (known as h- and Chi-Pereus, respectively), each comprising hundreds of stars. Both clusters are about 13 million years old (compared to 75-150 million years for the Pleiades). They lie about 7,500 light years away and a few hundred light years apart, and [...]

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The Cave Nebula Region

Ron Brecher — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 02:36:22 +0000

The Cave Nebula Region Click image for full size version December 19, 2017 The Cave Nebula region makes a pretty picture with red emission nebula, blue reflection nebulae, dark nebulae and many colourful stars. This region lies in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away, pretty close in cosmic terms. The Cave Nebula's bright [...]

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