VdB 130 in Cygnus

© Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov 2016
Size: 2000 px

VdB 130 (right in the middle of the image) is a reflection nebula associated with a young open cluster in the constellation Cygnus. It is located in the central part of the constellation, about 1.5 ° to the southwest of the star Sadr. Clearly associated with the complex of nebulae beyond the Fissure of Swan, its distance was initially estimated at about 1000 parsecs (about 3260 light years) and subsequently recognized more accurate about 1500 parsecs (4890 light years). It appears illuminated directly by the star HD 228789, which is part of a very young star cluster, forming an OB association, linked to reflection nebula. Linked to this structure is also the small H II region DWB34 and a number of infrared radiation sources. Aamong these is IRAS 20153 + 3850, coinciding with the young blue star HBHA 3703-01, spectral class B5V or B6V and magnitude 13.6, surrounded in its turn by a small and dense nebula named GM 2-39. Below is a highly magnified crop of the nebula itself:

 

Image details:

Annotation

Center of field RA 20:17:56 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE +39:22:18 (deg:m:s)
Size 1.6 x 1.13 (deg)
Pixel scale: 1.04 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation: Up is 104 degrees E of N
Charts and image details obtained from Astrometry.net
Optic(s): ASA 12" Astrograph @ f/3.6 (Newton)
Mount: ASA DDM85 Standard
Camera: SBIG STL 11000 M
Filters: Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Astronomik filters
Dates/Times: 2. Oct. 2016
Location: IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details: L:12x10min.,R:6x10min, G:6x10min, B:6x10min Bin 1, Total 300 min (5:00 hrs)
More details: Dark and flat frames reduction
Processing: PixInsight / PS
 
Copyright: Velimir Popov and Emil Ivanov 2016. All Rights Reserved
 
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