Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  B175  ·  LBN 531  ·  LBN 538  ·  LDN 1217  ·  LDN 1219  ·  PK111+11.1  ·  VdB152
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vdB 152, Wolf's Cave, Mark L Mitchell
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vdB 152, Wolf's Cave

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8h 10m of LRGB data. As I understand it, the reflection nebula is Cederblad 201, the dark nebula - a Bok globule - is Barnard 175, both together are vdB 152, and they are sometimes called Wolf's cave. I think it is also LBN 524. I thought that the blue/red structure at 2 o'clock near the edge of the image was a reflection artifact, but it is near PK 111+11.1 cataloged as a planetary nebula. A 2013 paper by DJ Frew et al. claims to show that it is not a planetary nebula.

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vdB 152, Wolf's Cave, Mark L Mitchell

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