Ghost Nebula, vdB 141
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic Camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. vdB 141 is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. Sometimes referred to as the ghost nebula, its awkward name is its catalog number in Sidney van den Bergh's catalog of reflection nebulae, published in 1966. Several stars are embedded in the nebula. Their light gives it a ghoulish brown color. North is down and East is to the right. Imaged August 28, 2009.
Credit:T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noao-vdb141 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
Size: | 4095 x 2048 px |
About the Object
Name: | Ghost Nebula, vdB141 |
Constellation: | Cepheus |
Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 21 17 5.22 |
Position (Dec): | 68° 14' 59.55" |
Field of view: | 17.69 x 8.88 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 180.0° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
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Optical B | 438 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical V | 538 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical I | 820 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical Ha | 657 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |