Can anyone tell me the name or designation of the nebula surrounding the star HIP 25041. I'm very new to astronomy and Stellarium shows an image but no name for it.
Nebula around HIP 25041
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vdB 38 (Sidney van den Bergh catalog) and Sh-2 263 (Sharpless catalog). Here's a nice widefield image of the area 
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https://astrob.in/o7zsfw/C/
Both catalogs (vdB and Sh-2) are available in Stellarium via Sky and Viewing options window > DSO.
For more difficult cases you may try querying the SIMBAD Catalog.
:https://astrob.in/o7zsfw/C/
Both catalogs (vdB and Sh-2) are available in Stellarium via Sky and Viewing options window > DSO.
For more difficult cases you may try querying the SIMBAD Catalog.
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Thank you for the very detailed reply, also for the pic and the Stellarium tips.
Neil
Neil
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