vdB 123 in Serpens
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Reflection nebula
1.7’
Ser
2017-07-22 + 23
Astro-Physics 175mm f/8 Starfire EDF with field flattener (f=1452mm)
10micron GM3000 HPS
L 21x6 min, RGB 8x6 min each
4h 30min
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Moravian G4-16000 with Baader filters
Image acquisition by CEDIC team (Bernhard Hubl, Christoph Kaltseis, Markus Blauensteiner, Michael Hanl) Image processing by Bernhard Hubl
800 Ly
vdB 123 is a small blue reflection nebula, embedded in the Serpens Molecular Cloud, which is part of the large local dark cloud complex called the Aquila Rift. To the west of vdB 123 one can find the Serpens Reflection Nebulosity (SRN), a very red bipolar reflection nebula.
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