Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
SH2-132 - The Lion Nebula, Jochen
SH2-132 - The Lion Nebula
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SH2-132 - The Lion Nebula, Jochen
SH2-132 - The Lion Nebula
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This faint HII-region is home to several Wolf-Rayet stars, which are considered the biggest and hottest stars in the universe, shooting up to one solar mass of matter out into space in a timespan of ~1000 years.

Also visible in the full frame: RW Cephei (see annotated image below). A hypergiant variable star, which is one of the largest stars known with a diameter bigger than the orbit of Jupiter.

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SH2-132 - The Lion Nebula, Jochen