Observation by Des Middlemass: LDN1251 dark nebula with Herbig-haro obj...

Uploaded by

Des Middlemass

Observer

Des Middlemass

Observed

2025 Sep 29 - 23:59

Uploaded

2025 Sep 30 - 12:04

Objects

LDN 1251

Planetarium overlay

Enable overlay
Show stars
Label stars
Show deep sky objects
Label deep sky objects
Show constellation boundaries
Show constellation sticks
Show constellation labels
Show RA/Dec grid

Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 22^h31^m
Dec: +75°10'
Position angle: +176°38'

Field size

1°58' × 1°06'

Equipment

Celestron Edge HD 9.25 with Hyperstar FL 512mm UVIR filter
ZWO ASI 294 MC pro
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R PRO

Exposure

15 hours (300 sec subs)

Location

Villetoureix (Bortle 4)

Target name

LDN1251 Rotten Fish Dark Nebula

Title

LDN1251 dark nebula with Herbig-haro objects

About this image

This molecular cloud is a star forming region with a number of protostars and herbig-haro objects. Many are obscured by the dust and not seen is this image but are visible in the infra-red.

The most dominant herbig-haro object is just right and down of centre and looks like an orange seagull. There are a few more to the right of this.

Files associated with this observation

LDN1251_Rotten_Fish_nebula_UVIR_512mm_15hrs.jpg (1.8 MB)

Like this image

Mr Ian David Sharp, Philip Jennings, Graham Winstanley, Andy Wilson, Jonathon Elliott, Dominic Ford, Alan Dowdell, Callum Potter, Kenneth Medcalf, David Strange, Nicholas Freeman, Manolo_Rodriguez

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.