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Caldwell 9 The Cave, Larry S
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Caldwell 9 The Cave

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Caldwell 9 The Cave

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C9 aka Sharpless 2-155 is an area of emission nebulae that lies about 3000 light years away, in the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, Cepheus constellation. The Cave Nebula is a dark, dense cloud of cosmic gas. The rim of the cave is illuminated by hot, young stars. Sir Patrick Moore named it the Cave nebula, probably due to the dark arch that is visible in wider views.

I have tried many times to capture an image of this object, but was never happy with the results until this recent effort. I believe I can finally see the "dark arch" that gives the nebula its name. I hope you like it.

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Caldwell 9 The Cave, Larry S

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