SH2-132 (The Lion Nebula)
    Autore dello sfondo:
    Bernard Miller

    01 Dec 2023

    SH2-132 (The Lion Nebula)

    This is an image of SH2-132, also known as the Lion Nebula. It is a faint emission nebula about 10,000 light years away in the constellation Cepheus. Two Wolf-Rayet stars have been identified in the Lion Nebula (HD 211564, HD 211853) and are responsible for ionizing the gas in this region.

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    Sh 2-132

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    Apri
    • Tipo di obiettivo
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      Emission Nebula
    • Fotocamera
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      QHY 600M
    • Coordinate dell'obiettivo
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      RA 334.4661 Dec 55.8593
    • Emisfero
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      Northern
    • Posizione del telescopio
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      Spain
    • Evento transitorio
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      No
    • Osservato il
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      24 Nov 2023 - 27 Dec 2023
    Filtro
    Exp. media (s)
    Esposizione totale
    Sottoframe
    Halpha2966h15m76
    SII2966h10m75
    OIII3086h25m75

    SH2-132 (The Lion Nebula)