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A dark seahorse

Ron Brecher from Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Barnard 150 is a dark nebula in Cepheus the King that is also known as the Seahorse Nebula. Its length spans roughly twice the width of the Full Moon. The imager used a 5-inch scope to take 7 hours of exposure with a one-shot color camera.