VdB152 Reflection Nebula

[Leonardo70]

Also from the lucky sky in the Alps of the previous post. I spent two days for this shot, deep enough, to vdb152. A reflection nebula that you found at the center of the photo. The fact is that this nebula is located in the constellation of Cepheus, place notoriously dense of dust for the presence of vast molecular clouds. As a bonus in the frame I also picked up a planetary nebula (DeHt 5) and a supernova remnant (the strip of hydrogen that crosses almost vertically the photo). In the version at the highest resolution, that I was able to make available, the supernova renmant passes over the VdB with two slender threads of red gas. I have struggled :) to find the black point for the sky ....

I hope you like this proposal:
http://www.starkeeper.it/VdB152N.htm

All the best,
Leo

[multiweb]

:lol: :thumbsup: I'm always amazed by those super deep shots and how much faint dust there in some areas of the sky. You certainly did a grand job processing that one. There is so much happening in that field, it's overwhelming. Superb rendition. :thumbsup:

[Bassnut]

Wow, that's cool, lots to look at there

[Larryp]

Superb image!

[RickS]

Fascinating stuff, Leo!

[gregbradley]

A fabulous shot Leo.

Greg.

[marc4darkskies]

Wow Leo! That's a beautiful, magical image!!

Cheers, Marcus

[Leonardo70]

Thank you so much for your kind comments.

All the best,
Leo

[Paul Haese]

Superb image Leo. Nothing to distract.

[Martin Pugh]

Great shot there Leo. Well done.

cheers
Martin

[marco]

Hi Leo, it seems that both of us are having troubles of dust in our scopes :)
Another beautiful vista, the FOV (and speed) of the reduced FSQ is amazing and the sharpness is extreme till the borders, I hope to see more shots from you in this configuration! Great work :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Marco

[petershah]

beautifully captured and processed, one of the best ive seen of this area

[LewisM]

Una bellissima, mozzafiato vista!

[Ross G]

A superb photo Leo.

Amazing detail.

Ross.

[Tom Davis]

vdB152 is one of my favorite targets. Its like an old friend. I never get tired of seeing it. Nice job.

-Tom

[atalas]

Wonderful Leo!

[Leonardo70]

Thanks Paul.



Thanks Martin, and again congrats on APOTY.



Thank you Marco ... i like the dust :lol: ... i hope one day to "catch" a large CCD for the FSQ ..



Thank you Peter .. so glad about your comment.



Great italian ... thanks a lot.



Thank you Ross.



Thank you Tom. My inspiration for this kind of objects coming from your works...



Thank you Louie.

Thanks again to all.

All the best,
Leo

[SkyViking]

Just beautiful, a very busy field for sure! Perfect image, and very interesting, well done.