LDN 1242 Cepheus Dark Nebula - a photo on Flickriver

            A dark nebula or absorption nebula is a type of interstellar cloud, particularly molecular clouds, that is so dense that it obscures the visible wavelengths of light from objects behind it, such as background stars and emission or reflection nebulae. The extinction of the light is caused by interstellar dust grains located in the coldest, densest parts of molecular clouds. Clusters and large complexes of dark nebulae are associated with Giant Molecular Clouds. Isolated small dark nebulae are called Bok globules. Like other interstellar dust or material, things it obscures are only visible using radio waves in radio astronomy or infrared in infrared astronomy.

This dark nebula in Cepheus has no common name, unlike its better known near neighbour LDN 1235 the Shark Nebula. 


Controller: ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Main Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro at -10C
Filter: ZWO UV/IR Cut filter
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini guidecam
Guidescope:  William Optics Refractor 50/200 mm 50mm 

Telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 81 APO
Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro 

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Lights 40 at 180 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C
Darks 30 at 180 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C
Flats 30 at 5.3 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C
Dark Flats 30 at 5.3 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C

Bortle 4 sky. 
Integrated the saved frames in Astro Pixel Processor and adjusted in Photoshop CS4.
   

Taken on: August 17, 2023

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