The reflection of nebula VdB 152 (catalogued as CED 201) appears ghostly in the circumpolar constellation of Cepheus. This Halloween spectre (spanning a good 7 light-years) haunts the skies from about 1400 light-years away, lying along the Northern Milky Way, blocking out the background stars with opaque blue dust clouds, red faintly illumining from the nebular dust around the edges in the ultraviolet spectrum. The cloud's velocity differs from its mother star's, wandering into the realm of the royal for a 2spooky night of tricks and treats.
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