VdB-152 Wolf’s Cave Nebula

Description

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.

Data/Processing Attribution

This is my data and processing.

Distances/Size

Distance to the object: 1,400 light-years.

Equipment

Mount-PlaneWave L-350; Scope-PlaneWave CDK14″, 356 mm aperture, 2563 mm focal length; Camera-Moravian C3-61000, 0.30 arcsec/pixel.

Observatory

The image was captured at the Prairie Skies Astro remote observatory.

Exposure

The total exposure using HaLRGB filters is 47 hours and 35 minutes, lasting 300 seconds.

HaLRGB Filters 

Ha-48X300=  4 hours 0 minutes

L-189X300 = 15 hours 45 minutes

R-120X300= 10 hours 0 minutes

G-108X300= 9 hours 0 minutes

B-106X300=  8 hours 50 minutes

Total- 47 hours 35 minutes

Processing is done in PixInsight, Photoshop, and Lightroom Classic

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