Iris Nebula and its interstellar dust friends

Image Description and Details :

The Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus, which is actually a patch of interstellar dust illuminated by a blue star. In the 2-panel-mosaic wide-field image, you can see that this area of the sky is actually filled with interstellar dust, but the other dust is not illuminated by nearby stars like the Iris Nebula.

Image Telescope/Lens: SharpStar 150 2.8 HNT
Image Camera: QHYCCD QHY268C
Mount: iOptron CEM 70
Frames :301 * 300s
Integration: 25.1 hours
Location: Milky Way Observatory, Kangbao County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China.

Copyright Information: Steed Yu