Seahorse Nebula

Barnard 150, also known as Seahorse Nebula, is a dark molecular cloud of dust in Cepheus constellation, so thick, that it absorbs all the light that comes from the stars behind it. The nebula lies at about 1200 Light Years away and is about 1 degree in size. The background is completely filled with colorful stars of any age and size. Also, it is formed by 3 highly dense dust cores LDN 1082 A, B and C which actually are star formation regions.

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106ED (530mm, F5.0) / Motor Focus V2 & UPB V2 Pegasus Astro

Mount: Pegasus Astro NYX101

Camera: ASI2600MC Pro with Optolong L-Pro Filter, 66 x 600 sec @ -5C. Total 11 hours + Flats & Darks.

Guiding: ZWO OAG & ASI220mm Mini.

Programs: SGP (acquisition), PixInsight, RC Astro, GraXpert, PS

Data collected during 16th Annual Meeting of Amateur Astronomers, 2 & 3 August 2024 at Philippae, Grevena

Copyright: Dimitris Valianos