Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  VdB29
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vdB29, DG46, LBN 793, TGU H1177 P1; Taurus, Thomas V. Davis
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vdB29, DG46, LBN 793, TGU H1177 P1; Taurus, Thomas V. Davis
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vdB29, DG46, LBN 793, TGU H1177 P1; Taurus

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vdB29, DG46, LBN 793, TGU H1177 P1; Taurus

Astro-Physics 305mm f/3.8 Riccardi-Honders astrograph

KAF-16803 FLI Proline

Total Exposure Time: 2.75 hours; LRGB 60:35:35:35 minutes, RGB binned 2x2

November 2011; Inkom, ID

Comments: This image shows what can be captured with a moderate aperture, short focal length astrograph despite high, thin clouds and nearby night skiing lights. Note also that this is a very short total exposure time compared to most of my images

vdB29: Size (arcmin): 14 by 8

Type: illuminating star inside nebula

Surface brightness: moderate

Color: blue

Absorption: moderate

Illuminating star ID1: BD+29 741

Illuminating star ID2: HD 30378

Mag. of illuminating star: 7.41

Spectral type of star: B9.5V

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vdB29, DG46, LBN 793, TGU H1177 P1; Taurus, Thomas V. Davis