vdB 31 - A Reflection in Auriga (Monty Chandler)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Auriga (Aur) · Contains: B26 · B27 · B28 · HD282524 · HD282526 · HD282527 · HD282606 · HD282607 · HD282609 · HD282610 · HD282611 · HD282612 · HD282616 · HD282617 · HD282618 · HD282619 · HD282621 · HD282622 · HD282623 · HD282624 · HD282626 · HD282627 · HD282630 · HD282632 · HD282634 · HD282636 · HD282736 · HD282753 · HD31293 · LBN 798 · And 3 more.

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vdB 31 - A Reflection in Auriga

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VdB 31 is a reflection nebula 470 lightyears away and visible in the constellation Auriga.

The reflection nebula surrounds a seventh-magnitude star HD 31293 (or AB Aurigae) and the light from that star provides the blue hues lighting the dust surrounding it.

Close to VdB 31 there are several dark nebulae, cataloged as B26, B27 and B28, which mask/block the light of the stars coming from the regions behind the nebulous complex. Viewed together they resemble a bit of space calligraphy in my minds eye.

Galaxy PGC 16360 is in the bottom left of the image. I find this to be a simply gorgeous area of the sky containing a very rich starfield lighting a lot of space dust, or flux nebula from our milky way..

vdB Reflection Nebula

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RA (center)	04h55m50s.680
RA (top/left)	05h00m09s.560
RA (top/right)	04h54m13s.543
RA (bottom/right)	04h51m30s.562
RA (bottom/left)	04h57m24s.670

Dec (center)	+30°33′05″.73
Dec (top/left)	+30°31′51″.69
Dec (top/right)	+31°25′02″.68
Dec (bottom/right)	+30°33′49″.11
Dec (bottom/left)	+29°41′06″.33

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