#vdb141

Oskar Contrerastg8arc
2025-12-29

Last port for tonight is the first image out of the s50. Decided to go observe / -136 - .

VdB 141 / Sh2-136 - The Ghost Nebula - telescope processed image. It is nicknamed the "Ghost Nebula" because the dust pillars resemble spooky, human-like figures with their arms raised toward the sky.VdB 141 / Sh2-136 - The Ghost Nebula - unprocessed image. Spanning 2 light-years, this reflection nebula contains several "protostars" or infant stars currently forming deep within its dust clouds.
Tim ☑️ 🔭🌃📷🪨🚴🌳xylophilist@mastodon.online
2023-05-26

vdB141 / Sh2-136: The Ghost Nebula

Spooky shapes in a large swathe of the Cepheus Flare molecular cloud about 1120ly distant. Towards the bottom is Sh2-136: The Ghost Nebula, a reflection nebula and Bok globule star-forming region.

SkyWatcher Quattro 8", RisingCam IMX571 OSC, 7hr with Neodymium filter.

Available as prints and more via the website: shiny.photo/photo/vdB141---Sh2

#molecularcloud #cepheus #cepheusflare #ghost #nebula #reflectionnebula #astrophotography #vdb141 #astronomy #photography

vdB141 / Sh2-136 aka the Ghost Nebula, a Bok Globule star-forming region in the Cepheus Flare molecular cloud

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