Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  23 eps Cep  ·  B369  ·  NGC 7226  ·  NGC 7235  ·  RW Cep  ·  Sh2-132  ·  The star εCep
Sh2-132 (Lion nebula), Igor Duchaj
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Sh2-132 (Lion nebula)

Sh2-132 (Lion nebula), Igor Duchaj
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Sh2-132 (Lion nebula)

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Sh2-132 is one of the 312 bright emission nebulae catalogued by Stewart Sharpless.  This large area of emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus glows from the characteristic red light of ionized hydrogen.  Sh2-132 is about 1,200 light years away. Dark patches within it are due to soot blocking out the light.

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Sh2-132 (Lion nebula), Igor Duchaj

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