| Date & Time: | Apr 30 2025, from 22:10 to 24:03 JST(+0900) |
| Composed 15 shots with 8 minutes exposed |
| Optical: | TAKAHASHI 16cm(6.3") epsilon (f=530mm, F3.3) |
| with IDAS LPS-D1 light-pollution suppression filter |
| Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial+Lacerta M-GEN |
| CMOS Camera: | ZWO ASI2600MC Pro (Cooled temp.: -15°C) |
| Location: | Furudono town, Fukushima pref. |
| LBN573 / Molecular Cloud, type 5 R |
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| R.A. | 23h 14m 00.0s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +74°00' 00" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 30×20' |
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| Real Size | 9×6 light yrs. |
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| Magnitude | - |
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| Distance | 1000 light yrs. |
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| LBN575 / Molecular Cloud, type 6 R |
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| R.A. | 23h 22m 00.0s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +74°06' 00" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 40×15' |
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| Real Size | 12×5 light yrs. |
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| Magnitude | - |
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| Distance | 1000 light yrs. |
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This image captures molecular clouds and dark nebulae floating about 3.7 degrees SSW of γ Cephei, the northernmost star of the constellation.
The molecular cloud in the lower right (southwest) is LBN 573, while the one in the upper left (northeast) is LBN 575, each with a major axis of 30 to 40 arcminutes.
Additionally, the shadowed region at the center of LBN 575 is cataloged as the dark nebula LDN 1262.
These molecular clouds are dense clumps of interstellar gas, part of the massive molecular cloud complex known as the Cepheus Flare, located roughly 100 light-years from the solar system.
Due to their appearance as two separate clumps, they are sometimes referred to as the "Dog Bone Nebula."
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