APOD: The Dark Seahorse of Cepheus (2024 Sep 19)

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APOD: The Dark Seahorse of Cepheus (2024 Sep 19)

Post by APOD Robot » Thu Sep 19, 2024 4:05 am

Image The Dark Seahorse of Cepheus

Explanation: Spanning light-years, this suggestive shape known as the Seahorse Nebula floats in silhouette against a rich, luminous background of stars. Seen toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus, the dusty, dark nebula is part of a Milky Way molecular cloud some 1,200 light-years distant. It is also listed as Barnard 150 (B150), one of 182 dark markings of the sky cataloged in the early 20th century by astronomer E. E. Barnard. Packs of low mass stars are forming within, but their collapsing cores are only visible at long infrared wavelengths. Still, the colorful Milky Way stars of Cepheus add to this stunning galactic skyscape.

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Re: APOD: The Dark Seahorse of Cepheus (2024 Sep 19)

Post by AVAO » Thu Sep 19, 2024 4:44 am

APOD Robot wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 4:05 am Image The Dark Seahorse of Cepheus
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Re: APOD: The Dark Seahorse of Cepheus (2024 Sep 19)

Post by Ann » Thu Sep 19, 2024 5:45 am

AVAO wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 4:44 am
Thanks for putting the Seahorse in perspective, Jac! :D It is right next to the Giant Squid inside the Flying Bat nebula!


I've always thought that the Dark Seahorse looks like another Running Man - a small running figure dragging a long "tail" of some sort behind him.

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Re: APOD: The Dark Seahorse of Cepheus (2024 Sep 19)

Post by Rauf » Thu Sep 19, 2024 3:48 pm

This should be called the Japan Nebula!
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Re: APOD: The Dark Seahorse of Cepheus (2024 Sep 19)

Post by johnnydeep » Thu Sep 19, 2024 6:58 pm

Rauf wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 3:48 pm This should be called the Japan Nebula!

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Perfect - nice!
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