Also known as Barnard 175, Vdb 152 is a reflection nebula atop of a dark Bok globule. Embedded in the top right side of the nebula is the Herbig Haro object HH 450, a jet emitted from a newly forming star. The thin, red filaments in the upper-right corner of the image are the remnants of a supernova explosion. It is not yet clear whether or not the supernova remnant will collide with Vdb 152.

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

L: 29×5 mins = 185 mins, R: 12×5 mins = 60 mins, G: 12×5 mins = 60 mins, B: 11×5 mins = 55 mins

Total Imaging Time: 6h 00m

Data Imaged remotely over 5 nights during June & July 2009.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.

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