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VDB152 Nebula
VDB152 Nebula

VDB152 (Cederblad201) in Cepheus

Technical Details
Telescope: C11
Mount: MI-250
Camera: SBIG ST-10XME
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Dates: Sept 7-11, 2007
Exposure: LRGB: L=43x5min, RGB=R=30,G=31,B=33x5min each for 11.42 hours total at -25C
Notes: This reflection nebula was discovered in 1979.  It contains a blue portion lit up by a nearby star, and a dark portion that you can see going off to the left in the photo above.  The dark portion actually trails off quite a bit further than this image shows.
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