vdB62 - 63, and LDN1622; Orion (Thomas V. Davis)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Orion (Ori) · Contains: VdB62 · VdB63

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vdB62 - 63, and LDN1622; Orion

van den Bergh 62 - 63, and LDN1622; Orion

Astro Systeme Austria N12 f/3.5 astrograph

KAI-11000M; SBIG STL

Total Exposure 8.8+ Hours;HaRGB 210:120:80:120 minutes; unbinned

November 2007; Inkom, ID

Comments: This is another image taken in 2007. This region is near the more famous M78 in Orion and is contained within Barnard's Loop. The two van den Bergh objects are the two small reflection nebulae in the right side of the image. The two dark nebula look like two dolphins jumping; one with a ball on its head (vdB62). The challenge in processing these dark nebula is that unlike more "traditional" reflection or emission nebula, dark nebula are darker that the background sky. Therefore to bring out subtle details the sky background has to be brightened slightly.

vdB 62: Size (arcmin): 2.8

Type: illuminating star inside nebula

Surface brightness: moderate

Color: moderately red

Absorption: strong

Illuminating star ID1: BD+01 1156

Illuminating star ID2: HD288313

Mag. of illuminating star: 10

Spectral type of star: K2

vdB63: Size (arcmin): 0.6

Type: illuminating star inside nebula

Surface brightness: faint

Color: moderately red

Absorption: weak

Illuminating star ID1: BD+01 1163

Illuminating star ID2: HD288309

Mag. of illuminating star: 9.16

Spectral type of star: K

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RA (center)	05h55m23s.96
RA (top/left)	05h52m53s.10
RA (top/right)	05h52m55s.55
RA (bottom/right)	05h57m54s.62
RA (bottom/left)	05h57m52s.60

Dec (center)	+02°15′47″.5
Dec (top/left)	+03°10′38″.3
Dec (top/right)	+01°20′39″.6
Dec (bottom/right)	+01°21′01″.5
Dec (bottom/left)	+03°10′56″.7

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