Lynds Dark Nebula 1251

Stars are forming in Lynds Dark Nebula 1251.

About 1,000 light-years away and drifting above the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, the dusty molecular cloud is part of a complex of Nebulae mapped toward the Cepheus flare region.

Across the spectrum, astronomical explorations of the obscuring interstellar Space Clouds reveal energetic shocks and outflows associated with newborn stars, including the telltale reddish glow from scattered Herbig-Haro Objects hiding in the image. Distant Worlds and background Galaxyies also lurk on the scene, almost buried behind the dusty expanse.

This alluring view spans over four full moons on the sky, or 35 light-years at the estimated distance of Lynds Dark Nebula 1251.