VdB 15 reflection nebula

[emyliano2000]

I bit the bullet and went for another LRGB target. I found this one to be quite tricky for my bortle 7 skies so I added a lot of luminance hoping that I will manage to get a good result.

VdB 15 reflection nebula

VdB 15 is an elongated reflection nebula in Camelopardalis, extending for about 0.8 degree. VdB 15 is illuminated by the supergiant star HD 21291 (B9 Ia) at a distance of 3,000 light years – an area of new star formation. VdB 15 is classified as a reflection nebula. However, there is a strong red component in the cloud structure and as a result, the object has a pink hue. This could possibly be from extended red emission from H-a emitting stars in the general vicinity, similar to IC59 and IC63. At the lower left-hand corner there appears to be small unnamed emission nebula.

Details on my astrobin account: https://www.astrobin.com/zpof85/0/

I hope you like it.

Emil

Edited January 8, 2022 by emyliano2000