Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  The star 56 Ori
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LDN1622 - The Boogeyman Nebula, Marcus Reed
LDN1622 - The Boogeyman Nebula
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LDN1622 - The Boogeyman Nebula

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LDN1622 - The Boogeyman Nebula, Marcus Reed
LDN1622 - The Boogeyman Nebula
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LDN1622 - The Boogeyman Nebula

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One of my favorite targets,  and so fitting as we approach Halloween! Hopefully I can add some rgb data for better stars and to bring out the reflection nebula surrounding the star within the "head" of the Boogeyman. 

LDN 1622
The silhouette of an intriguing dark nebula inhabits this cosmic scene. Lynds' Dark Nebula (LDN) 1622 appears against a faint background of glowing hydrogen gas only easily seen in long telescopic exposures of the region. LDN 1622 lies near the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, close to Barnard's Loop, a large cloud surrounding the rich complex of emission nebulae found in the Belt and Sword of Orion.

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LDN1622 - The Boogeyman Nebula, Marcus Reed