Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  HD212955  ·  HD213021  ·  HD214710  ·  LBN 558  ·  LDN 1251  ·  MQ J222754.67+753522.8  ·  MQ J223441.92+751418.8  ·  TYC4475-215-1  ·  TYC4475-3-1  ·  TYC4475-95-1  ·  TYC4488-115-1  ·  TYC4488-13-1  ·  TYC4488-133-1  ·  TYC4488-155-1  ·  TYC4488-169-1  ·  TYC4488-179-1  ·  TYC4488-191-1  ·  TYC4488-215-1  ·  TYC4488-217-1  ·  TYC4488-23-1  ·  TYC4488-283-1  ·  TYC4488-31-1  ·  TYC4488-359-1  ·  TYC4488-395-1  ·  TYC4488-419-1  ·  TYC4488-443-1  ·  TYC4488-455-1  ·  TYC4488-615-1  ·  TYC4488-655-1  ·  TYC4488-683-1  ·  And 84 more.
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The Angler Fish Nebula in Cepheus - LDN1251, Rich Sky
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The Angler Fish Nebula in Cepheus - LDN1251

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The Angler Fish Nebula in Cepheus - LDN1251

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Iron dust shaped like a fish, thus the name of this nebula. A star must have shed the outer layer to create this?

Image using the RASA and Atik 460ex CCD. 528 x 30sec light frames with a calibration of 15 darks, 15 flats, 15 dark flats.  Stacked in ASTAP, acquired with SGP.

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The Angler Fish Nebula in Cepheus - LDN1251, Rich Sky

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