Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
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Flying Bat and Squid Nebula, Christer Strandh
Flying Bat and Squid Nebula
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Flying Bat and Squid Nebula

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Flying Bat and Squid Nebula, Christer Strandh
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Flying Bat and Squid Nebula

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Sh2-129 is a Bright Nebula of Visual Magnitude 10 in the constellation Cepheus at a distance of 9318 lightyears from Earth. It is one of the many beautiful H-alpha emitting objects that can be found in the Sharpless catalogue. The nebula is also known as Flying Bat Nebula. Interestingly, at the heart of the nebula, there is another nebula located, often referred to as Flying Squid Nebula (Ou4)

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Flying Bat and Squid Nebula, Christer Strandh

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