vdB 152
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.
| Observatory: | Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | KPNO 4-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF) |
| Date of Observation: | 10-23-2011 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (green), I (yellow) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x8min in B, 5x5min in V, 5x10min in H-alpha, and 5x3min in I |
| Location of Image: | Cepheus |
| Field of View: | 23.4 x 30.2 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is down and East is to the right |
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