Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  VdB14  ·  VdB15
vdB14 and 15; Camelopardalis, Thomas V. Davis
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vdB14 and 15; Camelopardalis

vdB14 and 15; Camelopardalis, Thomas V. Davis
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vdB14 and 15; Camelopardalis

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van den Bergh 14 and 15; Camelopardalis

Astro Systeme Austria N12 f/3.5 astrograph

KAI-11000M; SBIG STL

Total Exposure Time: 8+ hours; LRGB  330:70:60:70 minutes; unbinned

September 2007; Inkom, ID

Comments: This pair of reflection nebulae are very faint and difficult to image, therefore they are rarely the target of astroimagers. vdB15 is on the left and has a faint emission cloud, while vdB14 is the blue cloud just above the bright star on the right of the image.

vdB14: Size (arcmin): 27 by 6

Type: illuminating star inside nebula

Surface brightness: moderate

Color: blue

Absorption: moderate

Illuminating star ID1: BD+59 660

Illuminating star ID2: HD 21291

Mag. of illuminating star: 4.26

Spectral type of star: B9Ia

vdB15: Size (arcmin): 40 by 20

Type: illuminating star inside nebula

Surface brightness: moderate

Color: blue

Absorption: strong

Illuminating star ID1: BD+58 607

Illuminating star ID2: HD 21389

Mag. of illuminating star: 4.6

Spectral type of star: A0Iab:

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vdB14 and 15; Camelopardalis, Thomas V. Davis