Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
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LDN 1251, Maarten Rolefes
LDN 1251
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LDN 1251

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LDN 1251, Maarten Rolefes
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LDN 1251

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LDN 1251 is a very faint nebula in Cepheus. It is a complex nebula in the constellation Cepheus, containing dark structures and faintly glowing / reflecting dust and gas. This object is quite close to us at around 1,000 light years. It is part of a much large complex of bright and dark nebulae.

This image is shot from Bortle 5 sky using a William Optics Star 71 telescope (348mm at F4.9) on an NEQ6 Pro mount. Camera used is an Atik 383L+ mono using Astrodon LRGB filters.

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LDN 1251, Maarten Rolefes