vdB 141 South

vdB 141 South

This globule is located just south of vdB 141, a reflection nebula. This very faint nebula looks like a bird about to take flight.

Observatory: Kitt Peak National Observatory  Kitt Peak, Arizona
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: 08-28-2009
Filters and Assigned Colors: B (blue), V (green), I (orange) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red)
Exposure Times: 5x10min in B, 5x7min in V and H-alpha, and 5x5min in I
Location of Image: Cepheus
Field of View: 8.9 x 8.9 arcmin
Orientation: North is down and East is to the right
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