PHOTOGRAPH #132 · nebulae
LDN1251 (Dark Nebula Region)
Randal Healey · Utahopia Observatory
Most images of this object are wide field images, so I thought I would image it with my 9.25 SCT. I was suprised at the unique look from the other image forms i've seen.
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.
Distant background galaxies also lurk on the scene, visually buried behind the dusty expanse.
Original description & acquisition details ↗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.
Distant background galaxies also lurk on the scene, visually buried behind the dusty expanse.
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