fromquarkstoquasars:Astronomy Photo of the Day: 5/26/15 — Cederblad 30This little blue nebula
fromquarkstoquasars:Astronomy Photo of the Day: 5/26/15 — Cederblad 30This little blue nebula is so inconspicuous, it is often overlooked in favor of bigger and brighter nebulae. Found among a rich field of nebulae within the constellation of Taurus, it’s extremely rare to see it isolated—let alone in such gloriously high-resolution.Called Cederblad 30 (otherwise known as LBN 782, with LBN standing for Lynds Bright Nebula), this small fan-shaped region is classified as a reflection nebula, and given the dark underpinning of its surrounding—it’s like a glimmer of light in a smoky, black pit (it really, really is). Running around and through Cederblad 30 are numerous dark nebulae, which aren’t clear in this particular image.I wasn’t able to find too much information about this one either (which seems to be happening a lot these days), but I did stumble upon something that talked about Cederblad 30 often being mistaken for IC 359, and the mix-up goes all the way back to the days in which Edwin Hubble was compiling his deep sky catalog. Sources & Other Resources: http://bit.ly/1GAm6jfImage Credit: Adam Block, Mount Lemmon SkyCenter, University of Arizona -- source link