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vdB 1
vdB 1 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia and the first entry in Sidney van den Bergh's Catalog of Reflection Nebulae. Its bluish appearance comes from starlight scattered by surrounding dust rather than from the gas emitting its own light. The nebula is associated with the star BD+57°174 and is a target for deep-sky observers studying illuminated interstellar dust.
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vdB 4
vdB 4 is a reflection nebula listed in Sidney van den Bergh's catalog of reflection nebulae, published in 1966. It lies in the constellation Cassiopeia and is associated with the star HIP 3401 and the nearby open cluster region around NGC 225. Unlike an emission nebula, a reflection nebula is visible because dust scatters light from nearby stars, producing a predominantly blue appearance in astron...
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