Sh2-155 Cave Nebula

SH2-155 Colourful Cave Nebula

This colorful skyscape features the dusty, reddish glow of Sharpless catalog emission region Sh2-155, the Cave Nebula. About 2,400 light-years away, the scene lies along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus.

Astronomical explorations of the region reveal that it has formed at the boundary of the massive Cepheus B molecular cloud and the hot, young, blue stars of the Cepheus OB 3 association. The bright rim of ionized hydrogen gas is energized by the radiation from the hot stars, dominated by a bright blue O-type star. Radiation driven ionization fronts are likely triggering collapsing cores and new star formation within. Appropriately sized for a stellar nursery, the cosmic cave is over 10 light-years across. [Source: APOD]

Telescope: TMB92SS
Camera: QSI583ws
Mount: Skywatcher NEQ6

Exposures:
90x300s/21x600s L
42x1200s Ha
9x600s R,G,B

 Total: 29,5h

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