LDN 673
LDN 673 is part of a giant cloud of dust and gas in the constellation of Aquilla. It is fragmented into many pieces, inside of which are forming stars. Some of these stars are illuminating parts of the nebula, such as in the upper-left and upper-right corners.
| Observatory: | Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| 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: | 08-04-2014 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (cyan), I (orange) and H-alpha (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x8min in B, 5x5min in V, 5x3min in I and 5x15min in H-alpha |
| Location of Image: | Aquilla |
| Field of View: | 35.6 x 36.0 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is left, East is down |
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