Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  The star 16Cep  ·  The star 24Cep

Image of the day 09/10/2019

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LDN 1235, Donghun Kim
LDN 1235
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LDN 1235

Image of the day 09/10/2019

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LDN 1235, Donghun Kim
LDN 1235
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LDN 1235

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Lynds Dark Nebula 1235 is a cloud of interstellar dust. This type of dust can be originated from short lived massive stars or very old dying stars. This type of dusts is playing an important role in star formations. LDN objects were surveyed by astronomer Beverly Lynds using Palomar Schmidt Photographs in 1962.

Reference: https://nitarp.ipac.caltech.edu/system/media_files/binaries/24/original/posterchelen.pdf?1363984716l

This is imaged during Merritt Star Quest 2019.

https://www.merrittastronomical.com/

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LDN 1235, Donghun Kim