Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  HD39572  ·  HD39715  ·  LDN 1622  ·  VdB62
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LDN1622 - The Boogey Man Nebula, John Dziuba
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LDN1622 - The Boogey Man Nebula

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LDN1622 - The Boogey Man Nebula

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LDN1622 is located in the Orion molecular cloud complex.  The nebula itself lies roughly 500 light years away from Earth.  That is rather close when compared to the nearby famous famous Orion nebula which is 3x further away at 1,500 light years.

LDN1622 is a small area of dark and reflection nebula only about 10 light years wide.  However, its close proximity makes it appear larger relative to other nebulae in the complex.

The nebula's foreboding appearance lends this dark expanse a popular name, the Boogeyman Nebula.

Processing was a real challenge. I spent a lot of time building a blended luminance image with the goal of bringing out detail and color in the dark clouds. 

I hope you like the result. 

JD

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LDN1622 - The Boogey Man Nebula, John Dziuba