afesan Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) VdB 81 (also catalogued as IC 448, is a reflection nebula in the constellation of Monoceros. Situated between NCC 2261 (Cone nebula) and NGC 2237 (Rosette nebula), It`s illuminated by the 4.47 mag, A0Ib spectral class star 13 Monocerotis (HD 46300).It´s like a blue ink drop expanding as waves between stars: Upper left side of image,you can see the the open cluster NGC 2254 Background showns filamentary emission nebulosity belonging to the Monoceros Loop supernova remnant.* More resolution and technical info: http://afesan.es/Deepspace/vdB%2081,%20NGC%202254%20(Monoceros)_jpg_orig.html Nice weekend, Antonio Edited January 19, 2018 by afesan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukepower Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Very very nice Antonio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkS Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Yes, very nice, Antonio. A bit far North for me here, but not all that far from the image I just posted, also in Monoceros... Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afesan Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) Thanks, Luke & Mark. Always nice to comment images !!!.. Really, thanks ! Edited January 23, 2018 by afesan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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