Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
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THE LION, astroyyc
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THE LION

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THE LION

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King of the night sky?⁣

⁣Also known as Sharpless 2-132, this faint emission nebula is estimated to be around 10,000 light years away and is located on the border of constellations Cepheus and Lacerta.⁣

We are star dust.⁣

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This image was stacked with data captured across 8 nights from August to September. Considering all the poor night skies in the last few weeks, it doesn’t seem half bad 😂⁣

Tried to really tweak the traditional SHO palette to show this lion off with its glorious mane of yellow, orange and red. The blues really give it that additional pop! Blended in true colour RGB stars for good measure. I hope you like it!

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