LBN 777, the Vulture Head Nebula |
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Lynds Bright Nebula (LBN) 777, also known as
either the Vulture Head Nebula or the Baby Eagle Nebula, is a
faint reflection nebula in Taurus. It lies about 4-1/2 – 5
degrees (that’s 9-10 Full Moon widths) northeast of the much
easier-to-see Pleiades star cluster. The brown patch just to the
right of the Vulture’s “eye” actually has its own designation:
it is a dark nebula cataloged as Bernard 207. LBN 777 is a
portion of a large cloud of gas and dust known as the Taurus
Molecular Cloud. The brownish color is caused by large dust
grains embedded in the gas, which reflects the light of stars
inside and near the nebula.
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Constellation: Taurus |
When Visible: November - April |
Distance: 450 Light-years |
Date:
November 2011 |
Location: Rancho Hidalgo
(now Dark Sky New Mexico), Animas, NM |
Exposure Details:
L: 45 x 10 Minutes Binned 1x1
R: 12 x 10 Minutes Binned 1x1
G: 12 x 10 Minutes Binned 1x1
B: 12 x 10 Minutes Binned 1x1
810 minutes (13-1/2 hours) total exposure |
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Equipment Used:
Takahashi TOA-130F on an Astro-Physics AP1200GTO mount. SBIG STL-6303E
camera with FW8-STL filter wheel and Astrodon LRGB and narrowband filters. Robofocus focuser and Astrodon Takometer rotator. |
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Acquisition Software :
MaximDL 5, TheSky6, CCDAutopilot 5, FocusMax, Takometer Controller |
Processing Software:
MaximDL, Photoshop CS, Carboni Actions, IrFanView |
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