The Seahorse Nebula - Barnard 150, LDN 1082
This dark nebula in Cepheus constellation, located at around 1200 light years away from Earth, is molecular cloud is part of our Milky Way galaxy. Many objects of this kind are areas of star formation - some in early stages, other in more advances one. Common is that there is still enough matter between them and us to cover densely the light of the contained bodies. As a result, we can’t detect them by direct reflection of bight source like the famous Iris nebula located nearby on our sky and almost at same distance as the Seahorse. Usually, we can observe such nebulae when there is background starfield. However, when they are closer to us, we can detect the reflection of the ambient Milky Way light. In such cases we can see not just black patch of sky, but structure, shapes and hints of color.
This image is taken during the summer star party organized by our club, hosted by the biggest observatory in Bulgaria. Looks like the target is kind of hard nut for the used setup, but hope the result is pleasing for you
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