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Reflection Nebulae

Reflection nebulae are interstellar clouds of gas and dust that reflect the light of nearby stars, making them visible.
Most objects in this category are part of the van den Bergh catalog.

Reflection nebulae reflect the light of stars that are located in their vicinity. They usually appear blue and often have diffuse, blurry shapes.

The Canadian astronomer Sidney van den Bergh published a catalog of reflection nebulae in 1966, known as the vdB catalog. The objects in this category are exclusively sorted by their number in the vdB catalog.
Electra Nebel - van den Bergh 20

Electra Nebula – vdB 20

Electra, also known as vdB 20, is a reflection nebula associated with a blue-white giant star located in the constellation Taurus, approximately 400 light-years away from Earth. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in late November ...
Maia Nebula - van den Bergh 21 - NGC 1432

Maia Nebula – vdB 21

The Maia Nebula is a reflection nebula associated with the star Maia in the Pleiades star cluster, located in the constellation Taurus approximately 400 light-years away from Earth. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in late November ...
Merope Nebula - van den Bergh 22 - NGC 1435

Merope Nebula – vdB 22

The Merope Nebula is a reflection nebula associated with the star Merope in the Pleiades star cluster, located in the constellation Taurus approximately 400 light-years away from Earth. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in late November ...
van den Bergh 34 - vdB 34

vdB 34

Van den Bergh 34 is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus, approximately 1,500 light-years away from Earth. This nebula reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around mid of December ...
NGC 6914, VdB 131, VdB 132

vdB 131 – vdB 132 – NGC 6914

NGC 6914 in the constellation Cygnus is part of a larger nebula complex. VdB 131 and VdB 132 are two reflection nebulae within this complex, located about 6,000 light-years away. They reach their annual culmination at astronomical midnight at the end of July ...
Iris Nebula - C4 - Caldwell 4 - NGC 7023 - vdB 139

Iris Nebula – vdB 139 – Caldwell 4

The Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus, approximately 1,300 light-years away from Earth. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in early August. Specifically around August 4th ...

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