The odd appearance of Van den Berg 142 lends interest to this small area of Reflection/Dark Nebula. VDB-142 lies within the much larger surrounding Emission Nebula IC1396 in the constellation Cepheus.

  • Type: Reflection/Dark Nebula VDB-142
  • Exposure Length: 2hrs 15min [(R=3x15Min) (G=3x15Min) (B=3x15Min)]
  • Binned: 1x1
  • Focal Length: 530mm @ f/3.3
  • Filters: Hutech Type 3 RGB/Astronomik 13Nm Ha
  • Camera: SBIG ST2000XM CCD
  • Chip Temperature: -30
  • Guiding: Self Guided
  • Guiding Error: <.6 pixels
  • Instrument: Takahashi Epsilon 160 Hyperbolic Astrograph
  • Date: 19JN04

 

 
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