LDN 988 in Cygnus
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dark nebula
Cygnus
2016-06-29 + 07-05
Verclause, southeastern France
ESPRIT 80/400 APO + Moravian G2-8300, Baader LRGB
ASA DDM 60pro
Luminance 8x8 min, RGB 8x8 min each
256 min
There are some young stars including reflection nebulas visible. At the upper left part one can find the small open star cluster 7031 and the planetary nebula PK 091.6+01.8 V1331 Cyg is a T Tauri star - a young star that shows some strong outbursts. It is embedded in a ring-shaped nebula.