Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae
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Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae is an
nebulae
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Objects listed in the catalogue are numbered with the prefix LBN (not to be confused with LDN, or
1976
.
It was originally compiled in the 1960s by Beverly Lynds.[1] Objects in the catalogue include (among other things) the coordinates of nebulae, brightness from 1 to 6 (with 1 being the brightest and 6 being barely detectable), colour and size and cross-references to other astronomical catalogues if listed elsewhere.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Adventures in Deep space - Sharpless objects (Accessed 20/1/2011)
- ^ NASA HEASARC Archive - Bright Nebula Catalog info (Accessed 20/1/2011)
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