Molecular Cloud around λ Gem

Deep Sky Object in Winter

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Date & Time:	Jan 2 2020, from 25:17 to 27:51 JST(+0900)
	Mosaic of 2 flames of 3min.×13shots
Optical:	TAMRON SP 300mmF2.8, stop: F3.5
	with IDAS LPS-P2 Light-pollution suppression filter
	Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial
Digital Camera:	Canon EOS 6D (Remodeled)
Location:	Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings:	Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5472×3648)
	Device Size...36×24mm, Sensitivity...ISO1600

At the southern part of Gemini, I captured a 8.1×9.6° field around λ Gem seen as a bright star at a bit left side of center. This long-exposed image tells us that the field includes an extraordinary faint molecular cloud from just west of λ Gem to north direction. It's considered that the cloud corresponds to a concentrated part of the inter-stellar gaseous matter distributed at the east side of the wintry Milky Way by chance.

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