vdB 136 Yellow Reflection Nebula

[rbrecher]

This image shows an unusual yellow reflection nebula, the first I have imaged.  Light from the red giant star in the centre is being reflected in our direction by particles of soot and gas behind the star, giving the diffuse yellow glow of vdB 136.  The area is surrounded by faint H-alpha emissions and interesting dark lanes too.  This patch of sky lies about 2 degrees from the Cygnus the Swan’s brightest star, Deneb.  vdB 136 is a around 2510 light years away.

 

http://astrodoc.ca/vdb-136-yellow-reflection-nebula/

 

Clear skies,
Ron