VdB 64 - reflection nebula in Lepus

 
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© Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov 2016

VdB 64 is a reflection nebula visible in the constellation Lepus. It is located about 20 arc minutes in the direction ENE from the 3.71 magnitude star η Leporis (the brightest star on the image, see mouseover). The nebula appears as a bluish gas spot surrounding a star of 10,68 magnitude and a small open cluster of young stars. The distance to the nebula is estimated at about 425 parsecs (1386 light-years) and thus it comes to be physically located on the edge of the super-bubble known as the Eridanus Bubble. The expansion of this super-bubble has caused the triggering of phenomena of star formation in all of the surrounding clouds. In fact VdB 64 contains seven stars of pre-main sequence, 4 of which are T Tauri stars, a sign that the star formation phenomena have been active in the astronomically recent past. The cloud is also surrounded by soft gas filaments detectable in Hα band.

Image details:

Annotation

Center of field RA 05:57:53 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE -14:01:47 (deg:m:s)
Size 1.88 x 1.26 (deg)
Pixel scale: 2.99 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation: Up is -75.4 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: 24,25 Dec. 2016
Location: IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details: L: 6x10, R:6x10 min, G:6x10 min, B:6x10 min, Bin 2, Total Exposure Time - 240 min. (4:00 h)
More details: Dark and flat frames reduction
Processing: PixInsight / PS
 
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