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'''Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae''' (abbreviation: '''LBN''') is an [[astronomical catalogue]] of bright [[nebulae]].
Objects listed in the catalogue are numbered with the prefix '''LBN''' (not to be confused with LDN, or [[Lynds' Catalogue of Dark Nebulae]]), though, many entries also have other designations, for example, [[LBN 974]], the [[Orion Nebula]] is also known as [[Messier object|M]][[Messier 42|42]] and [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] [[NGC 1976|1976]].
It was originally compiled in the 1960s by [[Beverly Turner Lynds|Beverly Lynds]].<ref name="astro-mall">[http://astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/sharp.htm Adventures in Deep space - Sharpless objects] (Accessed 20/1/2011)</ref> 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.<ref name="NASA-HES">[http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/nebula-catalog/lbn.html NASA HEASARC Archive - Bright Nebula Catalog info] (Accessed 20/1/2011)</ref>
==See also==
*[[LBN 114.55+00.22]]
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