Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
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Barnard 150 in Cepheus, Jeff Weiss
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Barnard 150 in Cepheus

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Barnard 150 in Cepheus

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Barnard 150 is a dark nebula in Cepheus shown here (N up) in a 4hr LRGB image at f/4.5. It is also known as the Seahorse Nebula due to its shape.

The dust nebulae cover about 1° of angular dimension and it is formed by three dense cores labeled LDN 1082 A, B and C.

B150 is "one of 182 dark markings of the sky cataloged in the early 20th century by astronomer E. E. Barnard. Packs of low mass stars are forming within from collapsing cores only visible at long infrared wavelengths. Still, colorful stars in Cepheus add to the pretty, galactic skyscape" [from a NASA APOD write-up].

D.A.R.C. Observatory, Mercey Hot Springs , CA, 7/18/18

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Barnard 150 in Cepheus, Jeff Weiss