Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
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Lynds dark nebula LDN 1251  Rotten Fish Nebula, Serkan Boydağ
Lynds dark nebula LDN 1251  Rotten Fish Nebula
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Lynds dark nebula LDN 1251 Rotten Fish Nebula

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Lynds dark nebula LDN 1251  Rotten Fish Nebula, Serkan Boydağ
Lynds dark nebula LDN 1251  Rotten Fish Nebula
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Lynds dark nebula LDN 1251 Rotten Fish Nebula

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Lynds dark nebula LDN 1251 "Rotten Fish Nebula"
About 1000 LY away.
A faint dark nebula in Cepheus.
There are also galaxies far in the background.
Near the left edge of the nebula a spiral galaxy is PGC69472, and another spiral galaxy, PGC166755, is at upper right of nebula.
Red colored star is a Carbon Star.
Carbon stars are similar to red giant stars. Carbon stars are a late stage in the evolution of a star on its way to death.
Total exposure: 12 hours 55 minutes
Luminace 76 x 300 seconds
Red: 28 x 300 seconds
Green: 28 x 300 seconds
Blue: 23 x 300 seconds
Telescope: TS-APO 65Q f6.5 Quadruplet
Camera: ZWO ASI1600 mm Pro
Filters: LRGB Chroma 31 mm filters
Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
Polar align, plate solve, guiding, image capture: ZWO ASI AIR Pro
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Lynds dark nebula LDN 1251  Rotten Fish Nebula, Serkan Boydağ