Barnard 150 Seahorse Nebula RGB Ha
Image by Eric A Smith
Barnard 150 is a dark nebula located in the Cepheus constellation 1200 light years away from Earth. It is also known as the Seahorse Nebula or the Dark Seahorse Nebula due to its shape. The nebula is about 1° long and it is formed by three dense gas cores labeled L1082 A, B and C. These dense gas cores are star formation regions. Also featured to the left of the in this image, is a bright Ha region to belonging to the Flying Bat Nebula (Sh2-129). (C) Wikipedia
Captured over 12 nights in November 2024 at the Turismo Astronomico complex in Los Coloraos, Gorafe, Spain. I used the Esprit 100ED and ASI 2600MC camera. The dark nebula and stars were captured using a UV/IR cut filter and the red Ha region was enhanced using a 3nm dual narrowband filter by extracting just the red channel to add to the density of the Ha signal in the RGB image.
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