Vdb-152

Just in time for Halloween, this ghostly image is of VDB-152, also known as Ced 201. It is a faint reflection nebula situated just above a Bok Globule known as Barnard 175. It is about 1,400 light years away in the constellation Cepheus and spans about 7 light years from top to bottom in the picture. Ultraviolet light from the star is also thought to cause a dim reddish luminescence in the nebular dust.

September 6-28, 2024                 

Location: Dark Sky New Mexico        

Telescope: Planewave CDK17           

Camera: FLI PL16803                  

Mount: Paramount ME                  

Luminance: 27x20 minutes (binned 1x1)

Red: 16x15 minutes (binned 1x1)      

Green: 16x15 minutes (binned 1x1)    

Blue: 16x15 minutes (binned 1x1)     

Copyright: Bernard Miller