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Old 17-08-2010, 11:51 AM
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vdB 136

The last few vdB objects were sort of duds, but they are done...time to move on. This is vdB 136. It is one of the uncommon yellow reflection nebluae listed in Sydney van den Bergh's famous catalog. The region of Cygnus that it is in is very rich in nebulae and dust, but one must stretch the data significantly to bring them all out.

Again, this data has been aggressively stretched to show the faint bluish background nebulosity in the area. This unfortunately reduces the overall contrast of the image, but I'm OK with that.

http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astr...s-1_0000c7.htm

Tom
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