LBN 777 -- Vulture Head Nebula (Richard Beck)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Taurus (Tau) · Contains: B207

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LBN 777 -- Vulture Head Nebula

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Lynds Bright Nebula (LBN) 777, also known as either the Vulture Head Nebula or the Baby Eagle Nebula, is a faint reflection nebula in Taurus. It lies about 4-1/2 – 5 degrees (that’s 9-10 Full Moon widths) northeast of the much easier-to-see Pleiades star cluster. The brown patch just to the right of the Vulture’s “eye” actually has its own designation: it is a dark nebula cataloged as Bernard 207. LBN 777 is a portion of a large cloud of gas and dust known as the Taurus Molecular Cloud. The brownish color is caused by large dust grains embedded in the gas, which reflects the light of stars inside and near the nebula.

This is the first of two objects I have recently imaged where the DSO wasn't obvious in any of the subs. I really struggled with this and feel this is the best I can do with my data and my PixInsight skills.

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RA (center)	04h04m50s.34
RA (top/left)	04h00m59s.99
RA (top/right)	04h08m35s.84
RA (bottom/right)	04h08m43s.42
RA (bottom/left)	04h01m02s.29

Dec (center)	+26°21′38″.4
Dec (top/left)	+25°45′03″.6
Dec (top/right)	+25°43′24″.5
Dec (bottom/right)	+26°57′51″.6
Dec (bottom/left)	+26°59′25″.7

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