neighborhood on planet Earth, they lurk at the edge of the Cepheus Flare
Cepheus: Designations: VdB 141, Sh2-136: See also: Lists of nebulae: It lies near the cluster NGC 7023. This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic Camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Over 2 light-years across and brighter than the other ghostly apparitions, vdB 141 or Sh2-136 is also known as the Ghost Nebula , seen at the right of the starry field of view. Of course, the shapes are cosmic dust
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I have always loved the whispy/dusty look of this nebula, and … VdB 141, or the Ghost Nebula is a reflection nebula in Cepheus. Off-axis guidecamera Orion SSAG.Link to full sise http://olegbr.astroclub.kiev.ua/files/astrofoto/vdb141/vdb-141_sh2-136_full_v3.jpg
It is also referred to as NGC 7023 in the New General Catalogue. The dark nebula to the right of vdb 141 is LDN 1435. Far from your own
Ghost Nebula - Reflections in Cepheus Contains: Sh2-136, VdB141.
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A name is preferred even if its a random made up one by yourself. The Iris Nebula; The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula; The Ghost Nebula (APOD) I hope that this article has inspired you to start capturing your own images of deep sky objects in space. Of course, the shapes are cosmic dust clouds faintly visible in dimly reflected starlight.
This is a list of deep space objects that was compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888 in an update to John Herschel earlier catalogue. has done some calculations as to how long it will take going at differing speeds. As rough guide, the location is located in the constellation of Pisces. The Ghost nebula is referred to as a globule (cataloged CB230) and over 2 light-years across. shapes seem to haunt this starry expanse, drifting through the night in
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Thank you. There are several stars embedded, whose emissions make the nebula shine in brownish colour.
The Declination is the angle of the object from the celestial equator.
If are looking to get started in astrophotography, please see my beginners guide, and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter. Equipment: reflector S&D 254 mm. Ghost Nebula, vdB 141 About this image. Far from your own neighborhood on planet Earth, they lurk along the plane of the Milky Way at the edge of the Cepheus Flare molecular cloud complex some 1,200 light-years away. 1. It is also referred to as NGC 7023 in the New General Catalogue. ), Mount WhiteSwan-180, camera QSI-583wsg, Tevevue Paracorr. The nebula itself consists of numerous Bok globules - areas where the dust and gas is condensing to form protostars.
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Inverted monochrome Annotated Large size Full size User ... the portion in the middle which makes up the reflection nebula often referred to as the Ghost Nebula. The core of the dark cloud on the right is
the royal constellation Cepheus. Part of the same dust cloud as the Iris nebula, the Ghost Nebula is a globule of dust (center of frame) over 2 light-years across lit from serveral stars. The time it will take to travel to this star is dependent on how fast you are going. The Ghost Nebula's location is 21h 01m 36.9 (R.A.) and 68d 09` 48 (Dec.). Please allow up to 24 hours for your comment to be approved. No one has commented yet. more from