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LBN 438, John Bozeman
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LBN 438

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LBN 438

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LBN 438 is a galactic dark nebula located in the south part of the constellation Lacerta. It is illuminated by interstellar radiation which is known as Extended Red Emission (ERE). Despite being part of the Lynds Bright Nebula catalog it is very faint. Distant galaxies many millions of light years in the distance can be seen in the top part of this picture.

12 micron IR data from the WISE All SKy Survey. Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight and Photoshop 2022.

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LBN 438, John Bozeman