Caldwell 9

Caldwell 9 is also known as The Cave Nebula

Fun Facts

• Distance from Earth – 2,400 light-years away
• Location – found in the Cepheus Constellation
• What is it – Diffuse nebula
• Naming – Sir Patrick Moore named this the cave nebula
• Discovered in 1959

The image above is made up of 30 5-minute exposures and processed in PixInsight.

The moon was nearly full but low in the sky, but I think the Baader Contrast Booster earned its money for this one. Honestly, didn’t expect to get such a great image as there were clouds in the sky when I set up the telescope. Proof that sometimes you can get lucky with the weather.