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Star Factories in Cepheus

January 28, 2024 by Brian Ventrudo Filed Under: Deep Sky

A deep-field H-alpha image of a small region in Cepheus, about 7 degrees on each edge, showing the nebula IC 1396 surrounding the star cluster Trumpler 37 at lower right and the ‘Flying Bat’ nebula, Sh2-129, at the upper left of the image.

This month we turn our gaze to a field of view about 7o square in the crooked-house of the constellation Cepheus. The field is a little smaller than your closed fist held at arm’s length. In the image above, captured in H-alpha with a small monochrome astronomy camera and a 90 mm lens, you see in this field a pair of spectacular emission nebulae, an embedded star cluster, half-dozen dark nebulae hiding regions of new star formation, and a blazing late-stage star on the verge of blowing itself to bits. [Read more…] about Star Factories in Cepheus

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