Deep Sky Object in Autumn
IC1985 (Reflection Nebula in Perseus)


Date & Time: Nov 10 2018, from 23:52 to 24:38 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 5 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with BaaderPlanetarium Moon&Skyglow filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(4080×4080)
Device Size...20×20mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


IC1985 / Reflection Nebula, type 2 R
R.A.03h 44m 30.0s (2000.0)
Dec.+32° 17' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size10.0'
Real Size3 light yrs.
Magnitude7.0
Distance1040 light yrs.
Other IDsvdB19, LBN758
This image shows you a close-up of reflection nebula of IC1985 lying just south of omicron Persei. The nebula is including an open cluster of IC348, we can observe this cluster with its member stars being fairly dimmed from the distribution of IC1985.



Around IC348, IC1985
IC1396

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