A bright rimmed globule of dark dust and gas in the constellation Cepheus. Intense stellar winds from a bright star off to the left of the picture are striking the object creating a “bow wave” effect. The dark areas consist of evaporated gas and dust that sweep back from the dark head to form a kind of “tadpole” appearance.

12 1/2″Ritchey- Chretien Telescope with a ST10XE/ CFW8. F/6 LRGB (28/7minBW,6/5min 2x2bin RG, 10/5min 2x2bin B).