NGC 7023

in Cephus is an area of sky with an intervening cloud of dust/gas between the stars and Earth forming a dark nebula.  NGC 7023 is caused by an illuminating star embedded in the near side of the dark nebula. The star is estimated to be no more than 5000 years old.

Foresthill and Penryn, California
July 2002
FS-128 (ag)
ST-10XME, RGB, 25-25-35 minutes