| B160 / Dark Nebula |
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| R.A. | 21h 38m 00.0s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +56° 14' 00" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 30×15' |
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| Real Size | N/A |
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| Distance | N/A |
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| B171 / Dark Nebula |
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| R.A. | 22h 01m 06.2s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +58° 51' 38" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 19.0' |
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| Real Size | N/A |
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| Distance | N/A |
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This is a wide-angle image covering 16.7×11.2° around the diffuse nebula IC1396 in the constellation Cepheus.
To the northwest of IC1396 lies the red Hα emission nebula Sh2-129, and to the east is Sh2-132.
Although the autumn Milky Way in this region appears faint, various dark nebulae of different sizes and shapes are scattered throughout, and their hazy forms can be captured even with a wide-angle lens.
Among them, the dense and prominent B171, located about 20 arcminutes east of IC1396, and B160, which spans 30×15 arcminutes in the southern part of IC1396, particularly stand out.
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Dark Nebulae around IC1396 |
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