Dark Shark Nebula
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Object
Dark Shark Nebula
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Description
LDN 1235, the Shark Nebula, is a dark/reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is about 650 light years away.
The Shark Nebula is made up of interstellar dust, which is so thick it hides most of the light from behind it. As a bonus, there are two blue reflection nebulae, vdB149 and vdB150, that are illuminated by nearby stars. There are a number of small galaxies in the image as well.
Because they are so faint, images of dark nebula often take a lot of integration time to separate the dust from the background of space.
Objects in image: The star 16 Cep, The star 24 Cep -
Image
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Scope
Askar FR400
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Camera
ASI2600 mc
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Mount
Paramount MYT
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Filters
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Guiding
ES 127ed
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Exposure Info
27 hours total integration time over 5 nights, consisting of 407 4 minute exposures.
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Date
10/19/2023
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Copyright
Photo copyright Thomas Kerns, Beluga Lake Observatory
