THE WOLF´S CAVE NEBULA - SH 2-136 aka VDB152, Barnard 175 - Deepsky 1559mm LRGBhA - Constellation Cepheus (Thomas ArtOfPix Großschmidt)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: B175 · HD210401 · HD210640 · HD210884 · HD210902 · HD211867 · LBN 531 · LBN 538 · LDN 1217 · LDN 1219 · PK111+11.1 · TYC4467-1037-1 · TYC4467-805-1 · VdB152

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THE WOLF´S CAVE NEBULA - SH 2-136 aka VDB152, Barnard 175 - Deepsky 1559mm LRGBhA - Constellation Cepheus

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THE WOLF´S CAVE NEBULA - SH 2-136 aka VDB152, Barnard 175 - Deepsky 1559mm LRGBhA - Constellation Cepheus

THE WOLF'S CAVE NEBULA
- SH 2-136 aka VDB152, Barnard 175
- Deepsky 1559mm LRGBhA
- Constellation Cepheus

Nebula VDB152, also known as Sharpless 2-136, is an expansive cloud of gas and dust in space. Located near the Cepheus constellation, it spans several degrees across the sky. One also sees this reflection nebula, Wolf Cave Nebula, in German the Wolf's Cave Nebula. This is the small white-blue nebula dome at the base of Barnard 175, a long dark cloud.
This includes van den Bergh 152 (Cederblad 201) or VDB152 for short, a blue cloud that scatters the light from the A0 star SAO 10287. It is a Bok globule.
VDB152's structure is characterized by dense dust clouds that block light from stars behind, creating dark, opaque areas in the nebula. These dusty regions can take on complex and intriguing shapes, giving the nebula a unique appearance.
Nebula VDB152 is part of a larger region of active star formation called the H II region. In such areas, new stars are born from dense clouds of gas and dust. The energetic radiation from these young stars ionizes the surrounding gas and creates the nebula's characteristic luminosity.

Telescope: Dream Aerospace Systems 16" f/3.75 Astrograph Reflector, 1558mm
Camera: FLI Proline 16803, Chroma filter set
Lights: 14xLuminance/13xRed/13xGreen/13xBlue/14xhAlpha per 300s Bin1x1
Location: Beryl, Utah USA (Utah Desert Remote Observatories)
Acquired imageset, taken by Insight Telescope, Imageedit - Thomas ArtOfPix Großschmidt

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RA (center)	22h15m01s.23
RA (top/left)	22h06m51s.90
RA (top/right)	22h22m37s.33
RA (bottom/right)	22h23m45s.80
RA (bottom/left)	22h06m52s.29

Dec (center)	+70°36′14″.2
Dec (top/left)	+69°56′26″.5
Dec (top/right)	+69°53′33″.4
Dec (bottom/right)	+71°14′40″.2
Dec (bottom/left)	+71°17′40″.6

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