Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
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vdB 141 - The Ghost Nebula in Cepheus, Ian Sharp
vdB 141 - The Ghost Nebula in Cepheus
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vdB 141 - The Ghost Nebula in Cepheus

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vdB 141 - The Ghost Nebula in Cepheus, Ian Sharp
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vdB 141 - The Ghost Nebula in Cepheus

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I'm very pleased with this image of The Ghost Nebula in the molecular clouds of Cepheus. This reflection nebula is designated as vdB 141 which is its catalog number in Sidney van den Bergh's catalog of reflection nebulae, published in 1966. There are several stars embedded, whose emissions make the nebula shine in brownish colour.

I took this LRGB image over several nights in June and July 2022. A total of 33 hours of exposure make up this image. Clik the link here to see details and photos of the equipment used at Pixel Skies Astro.

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vdB 141 - The Ghost Nebula in Cepheus, Ian Sharp