Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  LBN 643  ·  LDN 1355  ·  LDN 1357  ·  LDN 1358  ·  PGC 2796979  ·  PGC 2797018  ·  PGC 2797019  ·  RZ Cas  ·  SU Cas  ·  VdB8
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VdB8 and "translucent gel" surrounding LDN 1357, Andrew Burwell
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VdB8 and "translucent gel" surrounding LDN 1357

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VdB8 and "translucent gel" surrounding LDN 1357, Andrew Burwell
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VdB8 and "translucent gel" surrounding LDN 1357

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This is a wild looking area next to vdB 8, including vdB 7 and 9 as well. The reflection nebula around vdB9 looks a bit like some kind of alien translucent gel smearing across the view. I'm sure that's not the technical term.  This is my longest integration from dark skies. But I'm really enjoying the VdB catalog with its collection of reflection/dark nebulas.

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VdB8 and "translucent gel" surrounding LDN 1357, Andrew Burwell