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Nebula VDB 149 in Cepheus

by

Tom Davis/Novapix

Reference

a-neb98-21490

Date

2009-12-19

VdB 149 is the blue reflection nebula on the center left; vdB150 the center right. The darker nebula just "above" vdB150 is Lynds Dark Nebula 1235. It is likely an Extended Red Emission nebula (ERE). These ERE are galactic dark nebulae at high latitudes that become visible through illumination by the interstellar radiation field.