Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
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LDN 1251 - Lynds Dark Nebula, Henrique Silva
LDN 1251 - Lynds Dark Nebula
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LDN 1251 - Lynds Dark Nebula

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LDN 1251 - Lynds Dark Nebula, Henrique Silva
LDN 1251 - Lynds Dark Nebula
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LDN 1251 - Lynds Dark Nebula

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About 1,000 light-years away, the dusty molecular cloud is part of a complex of dark nebulae mapped toward the Cepheus region,

LDN 1251 is one of those objects that is not commonly because the nebula is faint.

In addition to the dark nebula, this image also shows some of PGC (Principal Galaxy Catalog) galaxies that shine far in the background behind LDN 1251

Setup:

T: TS Super APO 80/500

M: SW EQ6-r guided ASI120MM

C: QHY163M

Filters: Optolong RGB | Baader Neodymium

Frames: Gain120/OffSet60 |-10ºC

L: 125 x 120s bin1x1

RGB: 65x30s per channel bin 2x2

Acquisition: APT; Sharpcap

Edition: PixInsight Core ; PS

Mourão - Portugal

31/08/2019

Magnitude Classe: Bortle 4

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LDN 1251 - Lynds Dark Nebula, Henrique Silva