Gremlin in Lupus 3 (Berens 149)

This interesting area in the Lupus 3 molecular cloud, at the border of the Scorpius and Lupus constellations about 500 light years away, contains Bernes 149, a blue reflection nebula. Infrared observations revealed numerous protostars, young stars, and Herbig-Haro objects; HH78 is seen as a red spot above the image center, in a dark cloud.

 The Bernes catalog lists 160 bright nebulae mostly overlapping with other catalogs but includes around 50 unique entries such as Bernes 149 in Lupus 3.

Taken at El Sauce Chile 24”CDK and Moravian C5

Lum-35x600, RGB-36x300 each

Data by SWSO Imaging team

Image Processing: Mark Hanson

 Enjoy,

 Mark