Object: Reflection nebula vdB 31 Constell: AUR RA: 04h 55.7m Decl: +30� 33' Epoch: 2000 Mag: Size: 9' Type: R Observer: Jere Kahanp�� Obs. place: Hartola, Finland Date/Time: 3./4.1.1997, 21.00 Telescope: N 205/1000 Magn: 80x Filter: Field: 37' NE Lim.mag: 6.0m Background sky: 2 Seeing: 3 Weather: -12 �C, no Moon. Brightness: 4 Alt: 57� Description: Quite faint and diffuse. Easy at 40x. Surrounds 2 stars. Brightest around the brighter (W) star. A eF brightening was suspected N of the brighter star.