Observation by Mazin Younis: Protostar in a Dark Nebula

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2024 Aug 14 - 23:00

Uploaded

2024 Aug 25 - 01:45

Objects

LDN 1165

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 22^h07^m
Dec: +59°08'
Position angle: -143°27'

Field size

1°07' × 0°39'

Equipment

Sky-watcher Quattro 8 f/4
ASI 2600MC Duo

Exposure

21 x 300s

Location

Personal Remote Telescope - Morocco

Title

Protostar in a Dark Nebula

About this image

Upon close inspection of my photo of LDN 1165 dark nebula, I was intrigued by the faint red emission at the edge (enlarged in the inset). Then found that Hubble Space Telescope has observed this region in 2021 as part of a study of protostars likely to be forming there. Nice to capture a protostar region in amateur's photo.

Files associated with this observation

LDN_1165_inset.jpg (1.6 MB)

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