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LDN1235 - Dark Shark Nebula, Joshua Kovach
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LDN1235 - Dark Shark Nebula

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LDN1235 - Dark Shark Nebula

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Sky-Watcher Target of the Month for September 2023

The Shark Nebula (LDN 1235) is a part of a large molecular cloud in the constellation Cepheus. Within LDN 1235 there are two blue reflection nebulae, vdB149 and vdB150, that are illuminated by nearby spectral type B8IV stars.

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