Lynds Bright Nebula 635

Posted by dcrowson
on Saturday, December 31, 2016

LBN 635 is the dust found throughout the image. On the scale of 1-6, 6 being the faintest, this one is a 5.

The blue reflection nebula just below center is designated as DG 9 and LBN 636 (oddly, also a 5 on the scale).

For reference, the brightest star is HR 743 (HIP 12273).

Luminance – 12x600s – 120 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2

240 minutes total exposure – 4 hours

Imaged on December 26th, 2016 at the Danville Conservation Area (New Florence, Missouri) with a SBIG ST-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT90EDT at f/6.7 603mm.

LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/31170585494/sizes/l

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