Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
Sh2-132 – The Lion Nebula HST – 2020, Kirk
Sh2-132 – The Lion Nebula HST – 2020
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Sh2-132 – The Lion Nebula HST – 2020

Sh2-132 – The Lion Nebula HST – 2020, Kirk
Sh2-132 – The Lion Nebula HST – 2020
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Sh2-132 – The Lion Nebula HST – 2020

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Object: Sh2-132 – The Lion Nebula HST – 2020

Sharpless 132 is a faint Hydrogen II region, emission nebula located on the southern edge of Cepheus. I captured the head of the lion in the narrow field of view, which the is the brightest part of the nebula. The nebula is about 10.4K light years distant.

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Sh2-132 – The Lion Nebula HST – 2020, Kirk