𝗟𝗕𝗡 𝟭𝟵 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀

𝗟𝗕𝗡 𝟭𝟵 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀

In astronomy, the term Lynds' Catalogue refers to two important astronomical catalogues of nebulae. They were compiled in the 1960s by American astronomer Beverly Turner Lynds.

The two lists are distinguished from their originals:

1. LDN - Lynds' Catalogue of Dark Nebulae

2. LBN - Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae

The nebula in the image belongs to the second list of the so-called Reflection nebula with luminosity on Lynds magnitude scale (1 through 6) equal to 5 or 6. It's a very pervasive and sick structure. It’s completely invisible with the naked eye or with just telescopes.

LBN 19 is part of a broader cluster where luminous gas is entangled with dark molecular clouds (like LDN 183 located right next to it). The light we see from this comes mainly from the ill reflection of the light of the surrounding stars onto its dust grains. It is located at an extremely close distance for astronomical data. It's about 325 to 360 light-years away from Earth, in fact, it's considered one of the closest molecular clouds to our solar system.

Camera: QHY 600M

Telescope: DeltaRho350

Exposures:

LUM = 235x120s

RED = 189x120s

GREEN = 161x120s

BLUE = 169x120s

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