Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  The star 16Cep
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VdB149/VdB150/LDN1235 - the Dark Shark, Rick Stevenson
VdB149/VdB150/LDN1235 - the Dark Shark
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VdB149/VdB150/LDN1235 - the Dark Shark

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VdB149/VdB150/LDN1235 - the Dark Shark, Rick Stevenson
VdB149/VdB150/LDN1235 - the Dark Shark
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VdB149/VdB150/LDN1235 - the Dark Shark

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The Dark Shark aka the Howling Wolf. This field contains the blue reflection nebulae VdB150 (top) and VdB149 (bottom.) The shark's nose is the dark nebula LDN1235. Lots of other dark nebulosity and a few bright stars.

Data collected with our shared telescope at SRO in California.

Acquisition credit: Scott Johnson, Augusto Hernandez, John Kasianowicz, Daniele Malleo, Jose Mtanous and Rick Stevenson

Processing credit: Rick Stevenson

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VdB149/VdB150/LDN1235 - the Dark Shark, Rick Stevenson