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Telescope: Astro-Physics Ricardi-Honders Astrograph (RHA) | Designation: Sh2-132 LBN 473 is an extensive emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. Sh2-132 is located at a distance of about 10,400 light years in the region of Cepheus OB1, a large, bright OB association. The stars responsible for the ionization of its gases are very hot and massive; in particular two Wolf-Rayet stars. |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO | Constellation: Cepheus |
Camera: Apogee U16-M with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander |
Guiding:Baader Guidescope & Astro-Physics Mount System, SBIG ST402 Guider | Type: Sharples Object |
Exposure Data: 7.5 hours Ha | Position: R.A. 22 hr 19 min , Dec +56 04045' |
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing | Date: November 2015 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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