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LDN 1251 - the Anglerfish Nebula - 2-Panel Mosaic, Prashant Ranganath
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LDN 1251 - the Anglerfish Nebula - 2-Panel Mosaic

LDN 1251 - the Anglerfish Nebula - 2-Panel Mosaic, Prashant Ranganath
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LDN 1251 - the Anglerfish Nebula - 2-Panel Mosaic

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LDN 1251, in Lynd's Catalog of Dark Nebulae, is a dense star forming region located in the constellation Cepheus. Together it and other dense dust combine to form the Cepheus Flare, a large molecular cloud above the Milky Way. Many objects are visible in this image including the dust of LDN 1251, LDN 1243, and a few galaxies including PGC166755 and PGC69472.

This image is a 2-panel mosaic taken over 10 nights, with approximately 19 hours of exposure time per panel.

All acquisition in NINA, all processing in PixInsight.

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