LBN 954
- LBN 954 is the Lynds Bright Nebula designation for NGC 2023, a striking reflection/emission nebula in Orion, located just northeast of the Horsehead Nebula.
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- Object Name
LBN 954
- Object Type
Reflection & Emission Nebula
- Constellation
Orion
- Magnitude
+6.8
- Distance
1,400 light-years
- Annotated
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Equipment
Telescope:
Mount:
Accessories:
Sky-Watcher Esprint 80ED Triplet
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT
ZWO ASIair Plus / PixInsight
Camera:
Guiding:
Filter:
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooling
ZWO ASI1200MM
2″ Optolong eXtreme
Bortle Scale: Kelling Heath, Weybourne, North Norfolk (Bortle 4.1)
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Integration
- Date:
Thursday 28th November 2024
- Moonlit:
Waning Crescent 27 days old
Magnitude: -9.8
Moonlit: 7%
- Total:
180’s x 60 subs = 3 hours 0 minutes
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Constellation :- Orion (The Hunter)
(Find the Lynds Bright Nebulae commonly associated with B33 – Horsehead Nebula.)
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LBN 954
NGC 2023
Bright Nebula
+6.8
1,400 light years / 4 light years cross
Ori (Orion / The Hunter)
05h 41m 37s
-02° 15′ 52″
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| Abbreviation: Ori |
| English Name: The Hunter |
| Genitive: Betelgeuse |
| Hemisphere: Northern and Southern Hemisphere. (Bold means the more area in square feet in Southern Hemisphere.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Monoceros and Eridanus. |
| Visible between latitudes: +90 and -40 degrees |
| Best season: Winter |
| Seen in three seasons: Autumn, Winter and Spring |
| Best seen in: January (map) and February (map) |
| Seen between: November and early March |
| Right Ascension (RA): 05 hour |
| Declination (DEC): +05 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 594 (26th) |
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