Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7226
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Sh2-132 • The Lion Nebula in SHO, Douglas J Struble
Sh2-132 • The Lion Nebula in SHO
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Sh2-132 • The Lion Nebula in SHO

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Sh2-132 • The Lion Nebula in SHO, Douglas J Struble
Sh2-132 • The Lion Nebula in SHO
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Sh2-132 • The Lion Nebula in SHO

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Sharpless 2-132 is a very faint emission type nebula on the Cepheus/Lacerta border. It lies at a degree southeast of Epsilon Cep, and has a size of about 40 arc minutes.

It is estimated to be about 10,000 to 12,000 light years away... but this is no more than an estimate. It's a well studied region as well, with lots going on as you can see in the image.

It can be glimpsed visually, but that takes a rich-field refractor and very dark skies.

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Sh2-132 • The Lion Nebula in SHO, Douglas J Struble

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