LBN 575 (2025)

This is my version of LBN 575 and a portion of LBN 573 located in the constellation Cepheus. Both are faint reflection nebulae illuminated by scattered light from nearby stars. LBN 575, the lower region contains LDN 1259, LDN 1261 and LDN 1262. LDN 1262 is the darkest portion and reportedly houses a number of Herbig-Haro objects although none are visible in my image. LBN 573 is located in the upper portion of the image but not all of it was captured. There is a lot of dust and gas in the background as evidenced by the faint nebulosity. I also like the rich and colorful starfield that this molecular cloud rests in.

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LBN 575 (2025)

Dates: 5-26-25, 6-3, 7-2, 7-21
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro
Telescope: Astro-Tech AT115EDT 115mm Refractor Telescope
Barlow: None
Focal Length: 805mm (644mm w/ FR)
f/7 (f/5.6)
Focal Reducer: 0.8x AstroTech Field Flatterner/Focal Reducer
Mount: Orion Sirius
Filter Wheel: ZWO
EFW 8 x 1.25"
Filter: ZWO R, G, B, L
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Autoguiding: ASI120 Mini attached to an Agena 50mm Guide Scope/ZWO 60mm Guidescope
Exposure: L 333 x 90, R 66 x 90, G 76 x 90, B 74 x 90 (13h 43m)
Gain: 139
Offset 20
Sensor Temp: 0 C
Processing: NINA, PixInsight, Photoshop, BlurXTerminator, StarXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, GraXpert, Bill Blanshan Color Masks, Bill Blanshan Stretching, Topaz Denoise.

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