Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  The star Garnet Star (μCep)
The Garnet Star, Peter R. Longden
The Garnet Star
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The Garnet Star

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Mu Cephei, the red supergiant in Cepheus, also known as Herschel's Garnet Star, or Erakis. I was interested to see how well the deep red colour came through in this image.

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The Garnet Star, Peter R. Longden