Dark Nebula LDN 810

This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. LDN 810 is a dark nebula that was first cataloged by B.T. Lynds in 1962. The dark region at the center contains gas and dust out of which new stars are forming. A bipolar outflow of gas from one of these stars has also been detected. A faint trail of dust and gas extends from the center of the image to the upper-left corner. The image was generated with observations in the Us (violet), B (blue), V (green) and I (red) filters. In this image, North is up, East is to the left.

Credit:

T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)

About the Image

Id:noao-ldn810
Type:Observation
Release date:June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m.
Size:6795 x 6795 px

About the Object

Name:LDN 810
Constellation:Vulpecula
Category:Nebulae

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):19 45 37.84
Position (Dec):27° 56' 56.03"
Field of view:29.39 x 29.50 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.1° left of vertical


Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
U
357 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
B
436 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
V
537 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
I
805 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I