LBN 550

LBN 550

LBN 550, a dusty area in Cepheus Constellation: Cepheus This image shows a dusty area at the edge of constellation Cepheus. These diffuse molecular clouds are catalogued as LBN 550, LBN 552 and LBN 555, and LDN 1228. The star near the middle of the image is 77 Draco....
LDN 1082  and NGC 6946

LDN 1082 and NGC 6946

LDN 1082 and NGC 6946 Constellation: Cepheus LDN 1082 (Barnard 150), the Seahorse nebula, is an elongated dark cloud in the constellation Cepheus. The cloud is so dense that the light of the stars behind is completely absorbed. It is located 2 degrees to the east of...
LDN 1235

LDN 1235

LDN 1235, the Shark nebula Constellation: Cepheus LDN 1235, the Shark nebula, is part of a large molecular cloud in constellation Cepheus. Within LDN 1235, there are two blue reflection nebula (vdB 149 and vdb 150). It is 650 Ly from Earth. Date: This image was taken...
The Seagull nebula

The Seagull nebula

The Seagull nebula Constellation: Canis Major The Seagull nebula, is located at the boundary between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major. The open cluser NGC 2353 (upper-middle) is located in the constellation Monoceros.  Date: This image was taken on...
South of Orion’s Belt

South of Orion’s Belt

South of Orion’s Belt Constellation: Orion This image is a mosaic integrating 9 panes that cover Orion’s Belt and the region to its South. It includes not only the well-known Flame, Horsehead, Walking Man, De Mairan’s and the Great Orion nebulae, but...