Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  The star 25 Cep
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Sh2-140 in Cepheus, Alexander Surkov
Sh2-140 in Cepheus
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Sh2-140 in Cepheus

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Sh2-140 in Cepheus, Alexander Surkov
Sh2-140 in Cepheus
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Sh2-140 in Cepheus

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Sh2-140 is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. It is part of the large star-forming region of the Cepheus molecular nebula complex. The nebula is located in the central-southern part of the constellation, about 5 ° north of the star ζ Cephei. It is located on the edge of a vast dark complex and can be taken in long exposure photographs on large amateur telescopes. Inside there is a group of young stars of ninth and tenth magnitudes, dominated by HD 211880, a white-blue star of main sequence of spectral class B0.5V with a magnitude of 7.74. The central region is completely invisible in the optical images, while from the near infrared images and in the radio waves it is evident the presence of a very concentrated cluster of stars.
Filmed in August-September 2023 for 11 nights, managed to accumulate 33.5 hours (402x300sec) on a color camera in Michurinsk, Tambov region. Equipment: TeleVue NP101is, ASI2600MC, ZWO AM5, ASIA AIR+, ZWO AF, Off-axis guide ZOO ORG-L with ASI120mm camera

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