                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                              2024 September 19

                        The Dark Seahorse of Cepheus
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Davide Broise

   Explanation: 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.

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