Wallpaper author:
Thomas Peter
20 Mar 2026
LDN-1251
LDN 1251, often called the Rotten Fish Nebula or Angler Fish Nebula, is a dense, dusty dark nebula and active star-forming region located about 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. Part of the Cepheus Flare complex, it features faint, reflective nebulosity, newborn stars, and Herbig-Haro objects, spanning over 25 light-years.
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Tom
Dataset from which the image was processed
LDN-1251
15 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Dark Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................ZWO ASI 2600MM Pro
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 339 Dec 75.2667
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Dec 2023 - 17 Dec 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 783 | 10h | 46 |
| Red | 783 | 10h | 46 |
| Green | 783 | 10h | 46 |
| Blue | 783 | 10h | 46 |