Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)
The van den Berg 31 area, Lawrence E. Hazel
The van den Berg 31 area
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The van den Berg 31 area

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vdB 31 is the blue reflection nebula surrounding the young variable star AB Aurigae. Nearby are the dark nebulae Barnard 26-28 which are collectively known as LDN 1515. Involved in the dark nebulae are two small blue objects, possibly Herbig-Haro objects which I have labelled 1 and 2 for which I cannot identify. Finally in the lower left corner is the galaxy UGC 3205, a 14.6 mag spiral.

I was able to aquire only 2 1200 sec subs on this interesting region before the clouds rolled in. Obviously more subs are needed to do this area justice which will be forthcoming.

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The van den Berg 31 area, Lawrence E. Hazel

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