Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lacerta (Lac)  ·  Contains:  8 Lac  ·  HD212977  ·  HD212978  ·  HD213191  ·  HD213391  ·  HD213421  ·  HD213472  ·  HD213520  ·  HD213659  ·  HD213660  ·  HD213801  ·  HD213835  ·  HD213918  ·  HD213976  ·  HD214022  ·  HD214040  ·  HD214243  ·  HD214283  ·  HD214432  ·  LBN 429  ·  LBN 430  ·  LBN 437  ·  The star 8 Lac
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LBN437 - LBN096.26-14.97 The Gecko Nebula, Georg N. Nyman
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LBN437 - LBN096.26-14.97 The Gecko Nebula

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LBN437 - LBN096.26-14.97 The Gecko Nebula, Georg N. Nyman
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LBN437 - LBN096.26-14.97 The Gecko Nebula

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LBN437, which can also be found as LBN 096.26-14.97 is a molecular cloud at the edge of the large emission nebula Sh2-126 and the star forming region Lacerta OB1 in the constellation Lacerta. It is an active star forming region. Interesting is the presence of a large Ha cloud which spreads far outside the actual nebula area.

This image is the full 24x36mm frame of the QHY600 on a RASA11 - no filter, just native RGB.

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LBN437 - LBN096.26-14.97 The Gecko Nebula, Georg N. Nyman