Sean Walker
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76 July 2014 sky & telescope
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GHOSTLY NEBULAE
Frank Sackenheim
Bluish refl ection nebula van den Bergh 152 at right adds color
to this otherwise faint column of dust in Cepheus, while the
crimson-pink area to the upper left is planetary nebula LBN 538.
Details: TMB 80-mm refractor with SBIG ST8300M CCD camera.
Total exposure was 24⅔ hours through Astrodon color and Hα fi lters.