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Cederblad 51
December 16, 2025
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Cederblad 51 (Ced 51) is a reflection nebula in the head of Orion about 1,300 light-years away.
The area surrounding Ced 51 is part of the much larger emission region catalogued as Sh2-264 (sometimes referred to as the Angelfish Nebula. There are also wisps of colder brown molecular clouds that give the region much more color variation.
Takahashi TOA130
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Total integration: 41h 41m
Integration per filter:
- Lum/Clear: 10h 6m (202 × 180")
- R: 7h 9m (143 × 180")
- G: 7h 3m (141 × 180")
- B: 7h 3m (141 × 180")
- Hα: 10h 20m (62 × 600")
Coordinates: 5h 31m 25s · +12° 15′ 35″
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Location:
Deep Sky West
Camera:
Moravian C5a-100M
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