LDN 810

LDN 810

LDN 810 is a dark nebula that was first cataloged by B.T. Lynds in 1962. The dark region at the center contains gas and dust out of which new stars are forming. A bipolar outflow of gas from one of these stars has also been detected. A faint trail of dust and gas extends from the center of the image to the upper-left corner.

Observatory: Kitt Peak National Observatory  Kitt Peak, Arizona
Telescope: KPNO 4-Meter
Instrument: Mosaic I  
Astronomer: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF)
Date of Observation: 08-28-2009
Filters and Assigned Colors: Us (violet), B (blue), V (green) and I (red)
Exposure Times: 5x8min in Us, 5x14min in B, 5x6min in V, 5x4min in I
Location of Image: Vulpecula
Field of View: 29.4 x 29.4 arcmin
Orientation: North is up, East is to the left
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