Deep Sky Object in Winter
Around vdB53, LBN992 (Reflection & Diffused Nebulae in Orion)

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Date & Time: Nov 1 2025, from 27:19 to 27:59 JST(+0900)
Composed 6 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 JP Equatorial+SBIG STV
CMOS Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro (Cooled temp.: -15°C)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording format...16bit FITS, converted to 16bit TIFF(6248×4176)
Device Size...23.5×15.7mm, Gain...100


vdB 53 / Reflection Nebula
R.A.05h 41m 25.9s (2000.0)
Dec.-10°18' 42" (2000.0)
Apparent Size0.9'
Real Size0.13 light yrs.
Magnitude10.5
Distance500 light yrs.
LBN 992 / Diffused Nebula, type 5 E
R.A.05h 40m 00.0s (2000.0)
Dec.-09°24' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size10×5'
Real SizeN/A
Magnitude -
DistanceN/A
This image captures a region about 1.5 degrees west of κ Orionis (Saiph) on the southeastern side of Orion. This area corresponds to the southern end of the Barnard's Loop, and the red Hα nebula (LBN 992) seen in the upper part of the frame represents a small portion of the loop. Near the bottom of the image lies the small, round reflection nebula vdB53, which reflects the light of a 9th-magnitude central star and measures about 0.9 arcminutes across.
The region shown in this photograph lies within the active star-forming area of Orion known as the Orion OB Association, where molecular clouds such as LBN 1002 and dark nebulae like LDN 1647 drift throughout the field.
Objects around vdB53, LBN992 Objects around vdB53, LBN992



vdB 49
vdB 55

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