Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)

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Sh2-136, Vdb 141, Ghost Nebula, Kent Wood
Sh2-136, Vdb 141, Ghost Nebula
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Sh2-136, Vdb 141, Ghost Nebula

Image of the day 07/31/2019

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Sh2-136, Vdb 141, Ghost Nebula, Kent Wood
Sh2-136, Vdb 141, Ghost Nebula
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Sh2-136, Vdb 141, Ghost Nebula

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Sh2-136 is reflection nebula buried deep in the Cepheus Flare Molecular cloud of our Milky Way’s primary plane. It is 2 light years across, 1500 light years distant and located in the constellation Cepheus. Various new stars appear to be providing the illumination for the nebula. The core of the dark cloud on the right is collapsing and likely a binary-star system in early formation. (Referenced from APOD, OCT 31, 2011)

Image Acquisition info:

Location: Starlodge Observatory, Fairview UT

Date: May, 2019

Telescope: AT 16, Ritchey Chretien

Camera: Atik 16200

Exposure: LRGB 570:230:200:300 (21.6 hrs)

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Sh2-136, Vdb 141, Ghost Nebula, Kent Wood