LDN 1459 Region

Molecular Clouds, Perseus

December 2025. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village

This image shows vast molecular clouds, areas of dust within our Milky Way Galaxy. Located in the constellation of Perseus, objects in this region are designated in the Lynd’s Dark and Bright Nebula catalogs. The dominating formations in this image being LDN 1459, LDN 1447, LDN 1443 and LBN 736.

Telescope: Askar FRA300pro f5
Mount: Astro Physics Mach-1
Camera: ZWO ASI6200MC pro
Guider: ZWO Off-Axis-Guider / ZWO120MM Mini
Filters: None. Integrated ZWO UV/IR Cut Filter Cover

99×5 mins = 495 mins

Total Imaging Time: 8h 15m

Data Imaged remotely on 2 nights during December, 2025.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.