Reflection Nebula VdB 38 in Orion | Schulman Telescope
VdB 38, also known as Sh-2 263, is a single-emission, fragmentary reflection nebula, visible in the Orion constellation. The star of the nebula gas light is HD 34989, a magnitude 5,78 magnitude-star blue-blue star, well visible to the naked eye on clearer nights.
The cloud appears distinct in a shining part for reflection of the star light, and in fact, shows a markedly blue color, and a part on the background that appears ionized and has a reddish light. Part of the gas cloud that is part of vdB 38 is not illuminated and looks like a dark nebula masking the light coming from the behind-the-scenes stars; This obscured part returns the abbreviation LDN 1588 (B223). The distance between the cloud and the star would be approximately 736 light years according to parallax studies, which would place them in the most peripheral regions of the Orion Complex.
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Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Caption Credit: Mark Hanson
Image Date: Jan. 1, 2013
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