Deep Sky Object in Winter
vdB29, vdB31 (Reflection Nebulae in Taurus & Auriga)
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| Date & Time: | Nov 29 2019, from 25:35 to 26:36 JST(+0900) |
| Composed 16 shots with 4 minutes exposed |
| Optical: | TAKAHASHI 16cm(6.3") epsilon (f=530mm, F3.3) |
| with IDAS LPS-D1 light-pollution suppression filter |
| Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial & SBIG STV |
| 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...ISO3200 |
| vdB29 / Reflection Nebula, type R |
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| R.A. | 04h 48m 11.0s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +29°45' 42" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 10.0×6.0' |
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| Real Size | 1.8 light yrs. |
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| Magnitude | - |
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| Distance | 640 light yrs. |
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| Other IDs | - |
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| vdB31 / Reflection Nebula, type 4 R |
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| R.A. | 04h 55m 48.0s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +30°34' 00" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 8.0×3.5' |
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| Real Size | 4.0 light yrs. |
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| Magnitude | - |
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| Distance | 470 light yrs. |
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| Other IDs | LBN 798 |
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vdB29 is a small-scaled reflection nebula in Taurus found near a border to Auriga. The nebula has a span of about 10 arc minutes, is reflecting a bluish light of central 7th magnitude star.
And you can find another reflection nebula of vdB31 in the southern edge of Auriga, at 2.5 degrees south of iota Aur.
The nebula is about two degrees apart from vdB29, emitting bluish light by reflecting light of a 7th magnitude central variable star of AB Aurigae.
The nebula has a span of about 8 arc minutes in east-west direction, and you can see plural lumps of dark nebula paralleled in east-west direction just north of vdB31.
They have been named as B28, B27 and B26 from east to west.
Nebulae in this flame show us extreme part of the Taurus molecular cloud distributing from Taurus to Auriga vicinity.
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Nebulosities around vdB29 & vdB31 |
Magnified image of vdB29
| Date & Time: | Dec 9 2018, from 24:01 to 24:57 JST(+0900) |
| Composed 8 shots with 8 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: | Canon EOD 600D (Remodeled) |
| Location: | Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref. |
| Camera Settings: | Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5184×3456) |
| Sensitivity...ISO1600 |
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Magnified image of vdB31
| Date & Time: | Nov 3 2019, from 25:30 to 26:24 JST(+0900) |
| Composed 10 shots with 6 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 & Lacerta M-GEN |
| Digital Camera: | Canon EOS 6D (Remodeled) |
| Location: | Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref. |
| Camera Settings: | Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(3056×3056) |
| Device Size...20×20mm, Sensitivity...ISO4000 |
