Sad Seahorse in Cepheus

Gentle-years in the end of, this suggestive form is named the Seahorse Nebula looks to be in silhouette against a affluent, luminous background of stars. Viewed toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus, the dusty, obscuring clouds are segment of a Milky Means molecular cloud some 1,200 gentle-years distant. Furthermore it is far listed as Barnard 150 (B150), one among 182 darkish markings of the sky cataloged within the early 20th century by astronomer E. E. Barnard. Packs of low mass stars are forming interior from collapsing cores easiest seen at long infrared wavelengths. Amassed, vivid stars in Cepheus add to the dazzling, galactic skyscape.