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NGC 1788 is the reflection nebula seen around the center of this image. It is a nebula that is located in the constellation Orion, in an area full with molecular and ionized Hydrogen clouds. There are several informal names for this nebula: The Cosmic Bat, The Fox Face among others. It is an isolated cloud and as a star birth region, presents an ideal “laboratory” to study how the shock waves generated by its own young stars influence the creation of new ones.
This image was taken with broadband (LRGB) filters, as well as narrowband Halpha to better capture the surrounding ionized Hydrogen cloud.
Additional Information
Object
Name(s): NGC 1788. The Cosmic Bat Nebula. VdB 33. Bernes 98. Ced 40. DG 51. LBN 916
Type: Reflection Nebula
RA: 05h 06m 53s
Dec: -03º 21’ 07”
Constellation: Orion
Size (arcmin): 8×5 arcmin
Magnitude: +9.0
Distance: 1.300 ly
Image
Date: 2019-09-29 to 2019-11-19
Location: iTelescope.net, SSO near Coonabarabran, NSW Australia
Size (arcmin): 30×24 arcmin
Telescope: 20” f/6.8 Reflector
Camera: SBIG STX16803 (4096x4096pix)
Guiding: Astrodon MonsterMOAG off-axis guider
Total exposure: 22h 15m (L: 6 h; Ha: 8h: RGB: 8h 15m)
Processing: CCDStack, Photoshop CC 2021