vdB 131/132 - Reflection Nebula
The two reflection nebulae vdB 131/132 are located at a distance of around 3,200 light-years in the constellation Cygnus. Their apparent magnitude is
around 1.5', which corresponds to a true size of 1.4 light-years. Both nebulae have a low surface brightness and require a dark sky for observation.
In the lower part of the drawing is the open star cluster "Dolizde 8", in which you can also find the small bipolar nebula GN 20.22.7.
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The two reflection nebulae vdB 131/132 were visible in my 20" f/3.2 telescope as faint patches of light, which showed up best at 120x in combination
with a UHC-S. Both were easily recognizable with indirect vision. There were even some structures such as darker areas.
The star cluster Dolizde 8 revealed around 15 stars of varying brightness at 210x. It stands out well from the surrounding star field and appears somewhat
rectangular. In the southern part, I could also see the bipolar nebula GN 20.22.7 with indirect vision as a very faint, elongated brightening. No structures
were visible here.
