Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Hind's variable nebula  ·  NGC 1554  ·  NGC 1555  ·  Sh2-238  ·  Struve's Lost nebula  ·  VdB28
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NGC1555/4 Hind's Variable Nebula, vdB28, Cederblad 32a-c; Taurus, Thomas V. Davis
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NGC1555/4 Hind's Variable Nebula, vdB28, Cederblad 32a-c; Taurus

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NGC1555/4 Hind's Variable Nebula, vdB28, Cederblad 32a-c; Taurus, Thomas V. Davis
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NGC1555/4 Hind's Variable Nebula, vdB28, Cederblad 32a-c; Taurus

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NGC1555/4 Hind's Variable Nebula, vdB28, Cederblad 32a-c; Taurus

Astro Systeme Austria N12 f/3.5 astrograph (Lum)

Tele Vue 127is f/5.2 refractor (RGB)

KAI-11000M; SBIG STL (LUM), FLI Microline (RGB)

Total Exposure Time: 9+ hours; LRGB 250:100:100:100 minutes, unbinned

January 2009, Inkom, ID

Comments: The orange star centered in this view is T Tauri, prototype of the class of T Tauri variable stars. Nearby it is a dusty yellow cosmic cloud historically known as Hind's Variable Nebula (NGC 1555/1554). Over 400 light-years away, at the edge of a molecular cloud, both star and nebula are seen to vary significantly in brightness but not necessarily at the same time, adding to the mystery of the intriguing region. T Tauri stars are now generally recognized as young (less than a few million years old), sun-like stars still in the early stages of formation. To further complicate the picture, infrared observations indicate that T Tauri itself is part of a multiple system and suggest that the associated Hind's Nebula may also contain a very young stellar object (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071213.html). The red star in the right portion of this image is V1100 Tauri, a spectral class M variable star. Many dusty nebulae are seen in the region, some of which have not been cataloged. This image was a challenge to take and process since it was shot through the nearby night skiing lights of a local ski area.

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NGC1555/4 Hind's Variable Nebula, vdB28, Cederblad 32a-c; Taurus, Thomas V. Davis