Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  HD89571  ·  HD90343  ·  LBN 627  ·  LBN 629  ·  LDN 1321
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LBN629 Integrated Flux Nebula, Chris Nichols
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LBN629 Integrated Flux Nebula

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LBN629 Integrated Flux Nebula

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LBN 629 is interstellar dust near Polaris. Earlier this decade, astronomer Steve Mandel noticed faint filaments of cirrus in deep wide field images he exposed near the northern galactic pole. Mandel labeled these optical filaments as Integrated Flux Nebula or IFN.

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Description: Dark dust, color, and contrast enhancements.

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LBN629 Integrated Flux Nebula, Chris Nichols