Barnard 150

Dark Nebula, Perseus

October 2010. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village

Barnard 150 is a dark nebula visible in Cepheus constellation. It is also known as the Seahorse Nebula due to its shape. The dust nebula cover about 1° of angular dimension and it is formed by three dense cores labeled L1082 A, B and C.

Telescope: ASA N16 f3.6
Mount: Astro Physics 3600GTO “El Capitan”
Camera: SBIG STL-11000M
Guider: SBIG STL-Internal

L: 80×5 mins = 400 mins, R: 24×5 mins = 120 mins, G: 24×5 mins = 120 mins, B: 24×5 mins = 120 mins

Total Imaging Time: 12h 40m

Data Imaged remotely over 7 nights during September & October 2010.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.