Located 500 light years away in Scorpius inside the large Lupus 3 dust cloud; Bernes 149 a reflection nebula shines brightly. The reflection nebula is lit by the stars HR 5999 and HR 6000.
The Lupus 3 dust cloud is home to a number of protostars and is an active star forming region.
Imaged in LRGB on our RiDK 400 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.
Image Processing: Mike Selby