Seahorse Dark Nebula

 The Seahorse Nebula (LDN 1235) is a striking dark nebula in the constellation Cepheus, formed from long filaments of cold interstellar dust drifting about 1,200 light-years from Earth. Rather than glowing on its own, this cloud is part of the high-latitude Integrated Flux Nebula, faint dust illuminated only by the combined glow of the Milky Way’s stars. Its distinctive “seahorse” shape twists through a rich field of subtle brown and blue hues, with nearby reflection nebulae—such as vdB 152—adding hints of starlight to the surrounding gas and dust. This region is incredibly faint and challenging to capture, revealing its delicate structure only through long-exposure imaging and dark, steady skies.