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Dark Shark and Shadows of Cepheus

Dark Shark
and Shadows of Cepheus

Wide-field view of a portion of the Cepheus molecular complex, centered on the Shark Nebula, a structure composed of several distinct objects: the dark nebula LDN 1235, the reflection nebulae VdB 149 and VdB 150, and the bright nebulae LBN 546, LBN 535, and LBN 541.

The image also includes several notable nearby structures, such as the dark nebulae LDN 1217 and LDN 1251, the reflection nebula VdB 152, and the diffuse regions LBN 515, LBN 528, and LBN 558.

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Field and coordinates

Constellation : Cepheus
RA : 22h 09m 26s
Dec : +72° 54′ 09″
FoV : 8.31° × 5.62°
Sampling : 3.66″/pixel

Acquisition
Filter : L-Pro
Camera : ZWO ASI294MC Pro
Optics : Samyang 135mm

Integration time
L-Pro : 145 × 240 s — 9h 40m