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Broadband Nebula

LBN 782, Barnard 10 & Friends

A four panels mosaic of a very dense dust and reflection nebula region in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, including LBN 782, Barnard 10, Barnard 7, VdB 27, IC 359 and LDN 1495. The center of the frame features the two dark nebulas Barnard 7 and Barnard 10 and the blue Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 3 weeks3 weeks ago
Narrowband Nebula

Sh2-108 Gamma Cygni Nebula and SADR region

An overview over the magnificent Cygnus molecular complex with a four panels mosaic of the SADR star region and Sh2-108 Gamma Cygni Nebula. The NGC6910 open cluster is also visible in the lower right quadrant. The nebula was photographed between June and July 2022 with over 64 hours of total Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 2 months2 months ago
Broadband Nebula

Sh2-140

Sh2-140 is an HII emission nebula on the edge of the Cepheus ring and part of the star-forming region of Cepheus molecular complex.  The emission is caused by the radiation of young stars in the central part of the nebula which also causes a bow shock towards the outer edge Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 3 months2 months ago
Broadband Nebula

Sh2-136 Ghost Nebula

The Ghost Nebula (Sh2-134, VdB 141) is a reflection nebula in constellation Cepheus. Sh2-136 is part of a vast molecular cloud region that extends in the Cepheus region from the Iris nebula A very distinctive feature of the nebula is the shiny tip illuminated by the numerous embedded stars. Total Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 4 months4 months ago
Broadband Nebula

NGC 7023 – The IRIS Nebula

An iconic reflection nebula , NGC7023 or Iris nebula is part of a very large molecular cloud system in the constellation Cepheus. The bright core is illuminated by the HD 200775 star and evokes the image of the flower. NASA describes in this way the core typical color: “The dominant Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 4 months ago
Narrowband Nebula

Sh2-101 The Tulip Nebula and Cygnus X-1

One of the most photographed targets in the northern hemisphere summer sky, the Sh2-101, or Tulip Nebula, is a fascinating HII emission region in the constellation of Cygnus. Next to the Tulip it is possible to observe the bow shock wavefront produced by the strong Cygnus X-1 x-ray binary system. Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 5 months5 months ago
Narrowband Nebula

NGC6823

NGC6823 is a spectacular emission region in the constellation Vulpecula, encircled by the larger and fainter Sh2-86 formation. Total 13.5hrs integration in SHO palette High resolution here

By Caprile Observatory, 8 months8 months ago
Broadband Nebula

LBN 406 – The Laughing Skull nebula

LBN 406, also known as the Laughing Skull Nebula is a vast interstellar molecular cloud region in the constellation Draco. One of the few broadband targets of the galaxy seasons besides…galaxies! The companion LBN 413 is visible on the bottom right corner of the frame. The target is very faint Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 9 months ago
Narrowband Nebula

Sh2-119 Clamshell nebula

Sh2-119 also known as the Clamshell nebula is a large emission complex in Cygnus, surrounding the bright star 68 A Cyg. Several dark dust lanes and globules cross the nebula creating suggestive dark filaments. 15hrs total integration time in narrowband SHO palette (5hrs Ha/Oiii/Sii each). High resolution here

By Caprile Observatory, 11 months11 months ago
Broadband Nebula

VdB 152 & LBN 528 in Cepheus

VdB 152 & LBN 528 reflection nebula in Cepheus. VdB 152 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus radiated by the white-blue star BD+69 1231. The nebula is located on the tip of a vast elongated dark molecular cloud. A strong Ha filamentary emission region extends from top to bottom Read more…

By Caprile Observatory, 11 months11 months ago

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