Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)
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vdb 24 and surrounds, alistairmac
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vdb 24 and surrounds

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vdb 24 and surrounds

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Taken over two nights of 29/30 December 2021 from Pixelskies.
40x300"L, 20x180"L, 35x180"R, 35x180"G and 35x180"B

vdB24 is a feint, blue reflection nebula that lies roughly 1140LY in Perseus, and fairly close to the California Nebula ( Sh2-220). The nebula is listed as number 24 in the van den Bergh Reflection Nebulae Catalog which contains 159 reflection nebulae. Reflection nebulae are dust clouds which are illuminated by the reflected light of nearby stars. In this case, the reflection nebula is illuminated by the variable star XY Persei (XY Per for short) which is the bright star just below vdB24

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vdb 24 and surrounds, alistairmac

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