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**Astronomy Picture of the Day**
19 September 2024
**The Dark Seahorse of Cepheus**
Image Credit & Copyright: Davide Broise
Spanning light-years, this suggestive shape known as the Seahorse Nebula floats in silhouette against a rich, luminous background of stars. Seen toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus, the dusty, dark nebula is part of a Milky Way molecular cloud some 1,200 light-years distant. It is also listed as Barnard 150 (B150), one of 182 dark markings of the sky cataloged in the early 20th century by astronomer E. E. Barnard. Packs of low mass stars are forming within, but their collapsing cores are only visible at long infrared wavelengths. Still, the colorful Milky Way stars of Cepheus add to this stunning galactic skyscape. Growing Gallery: This week's supermoon eclipse
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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240919.html
19 September 2024
**The Dark Seahorse of Cepheus**
Image Credit & Copyright: Davide Broise
Spanning light-years, this suggestive shape known as the Seahorse Nebula floats in silhouette against a rich, luminous background of stars. Seen toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus, the dusty, dark nebula is part of a Milky Way molecular cloud some 1,200 light-years distant. It is also listed as Barnard 150 (B150), one of 182 dark markings of the sky cataloged in the early 20th century by astronomer E. E. Barnard. Packs of low mass stars are forming within, but their collapsing cores are only visible at long infrared wavelengths. Still, the colorful Milky Way stars of Cepheus add to this stunning galactic skyscape. Growing Gallery: This week's supermoon eclipse
#APOD #AstronomyClub #Galactic #MeteorShowers #SpaceTravel
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240919.html