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About:
Stars are forming in Lynds Dark Nebula (LDN) 1251. About 1,000 light-years away and drifting above the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, the dusty molecular cloud is part of a complex of dark nebulae mapped toward the Cepheus flare region. Across the spectrum, astronomical explorations of the obscuring interstellar clouds reveal energetic shocks and outflows associated with newborn stars, including the telltale reddish glow from scattered Herbig-Haro objects seen in this sharp image. Distant background galaxies also lurk on the scene, visually buried behind the dusty expanse. The deep telescopic field of view imaged with broadband filters spans about two full moons on the sky, or 17 light-years at the estimated distance of LDN 1251 [Text adapted from APOD]



Optics: Takahashi E-130D F/3.3 430mm. - Newton Hyp
Mount: AP Mach1 GTO
Camera: Moravian G3-16200
Filters: Astrodon E Series Gen II LRGBHA 50mm unmounted
Guiding Systems: SX Lodestar
Dates/Times: July/August 2019
Location: Pragelato - Turin - Italy
Exposure Details: L:R:G:B => 105:25:25:25 = > (21x5):(5x5):(5x5):(5x5) [num x minutes]
Cooling Details: -25 °C
Acquisition: Voyager Astrophotography Automation
Processing: CCDStack2+, PS CC
Mean FWHM: 1.21 / 2.05
SQM-L: 20.34 / 20.44