Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  B148  ·  B150  ·  HD198300  ·  LDN 1076  ·  LDN 1082
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Barnard 150 - The Dusty Seahorse, AstroDarkSky
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Barnard 150 - The Dusty Seahorse

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Barnard 150 - The Dusty Seahorse

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The clouds of dust obscure multiple low mass stars that are forming behind the dark veil. An intriguing target that really had my interest to see what it would look like with the maximum reducer of .72 on my WO 132 mm refractor.

This is one of those targets that you question what the data will look like as the initial frames start coming in. Start to self-doubt if I should aim at something brighter and flashier .

I did not know this was a "seahorse" going into the project, but if you rotate it 90 degrees... I see it. I chose to keep it horizontal since the framing seemed way more interesting in this orientation.
https://science.nasa.gov/barnard-150-seahorse-cepheus

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Barnard 150 - The Dusty Seahorse, AstroDarkSky