Wide-field view of the sky around the dark nebula LDN 483

This visible-light wide-field image of the region around the dark nebula LDN 483 was created from photographs forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. LDN 483 appears at the centre.

Credit:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2

About the Image

Id:eso1501c
Type:Observation
Release date:7 January 2015, 12:00
Related releases:eso1501
Size:10661 x 10682 px

About the Object

Name:LDN 483
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Molecular Cloud
Constellation:Serpens Cauda
Category:Nebulae

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Coordinates

Position (RA):18 17 35.39
Position (Dec):-4° 39' 44.97"
Field of view:179.12 x 179.47 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Colours & filters

BandTelescope
Optical
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optical
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Infrared
I
Digitized Sky Survey 2