Observation by Graeme Coates: LDN 673 in Aquila

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Graeme Coates

Observer

Graeme Coates

Observed

2020 Jul 31 - 23:00

Uploaded

2020 Nov 06 - 20:31

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Constellation

Aquila

Field centre

RA: 19^h20^m
Dec: +11°11'
Position angle: -4°46'

Field size

1°43' × 2°28'

Equipment

Skywatcher Esprit ED80
SBIG STF8300
MI-250

Exposure

15.7hr total

Location

EEYE

Target name

LDN 673

Title

LDN 673 in Aquila

About this image

LDN 673 consists of a complex of dark clouds sillhouetted against the bright background of the summer milky way in the constellation of Aquila - in many ways this looks like ancient hieroglyphs scrawled over the night sky.

There is a small yellowish nebula in the western (right) boundary of the upper portion of the main dark lane, and appears to be catalogued as GN 19.18.0 and Bernes 16. There's also lots of other interesting smaller nebula in and around the region, especially around the T Tauri multiple star system AS 353, where multiple Herbig-Haro objects have been discovered - that would make a very interesting close up study.

Acquisition: Graeme Coates and Paul Tribe

Processing: Graeme Coates

Files associated with this observation

LRGB_BAA.jpg (1.8 MB)

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Dr Andrew Smith, Jeremy Shears, Graham Winstanley, David Basey, Andy Wilson, Geof Lewis, Dave Smith, Manolo_Rodriguez

Comments

Graham Winstanley, 2020 Nov 09 - 13:13 UTC

Well done Graeme. Congratulations

Graeme Coates, 2020 Nov 10 - 10:19 UTC

Thanks Graham :) Pleased with how this one turned out - really interesting area all down the rift!

Manolo_Rodriguez, 2020 Dec 31 - 08:51 UTC

It is spectacular, Graeme!

Graeme Coates

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