NGC 7129

NGC 7129

Reflection Nebula in Cepheus

Constellation: Cepheus
Ra: 21h 43m 8s
Dec: +66d 9m 24s
Image Size: 35' x 35'
North: Upper right

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Description

NGC 7129 is a reflection nebula in a star forming region in the constellation Cepheus. It lies in the Cepheus Flare in a region of a young star cluster of B-type stars along with several low-mass, pre-sequence stars. The longer pinkish arcs near the lower right and upper left of the main reflection region represent molecular ridges. The bright, small, curved pink object near the bottom of the reflection region is a Herbig-Haro object (103). There are several more near the top of the reflection region, also representing fast outflows from young stars.

Exposure: 6 hrs TOTAL: 2.5 hrs Lum, 3.5 hrs RGB
Telescope: RCOS 16" RC f/8.9 tube
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME
Oag: Astrodon MonsterMOAG
Acquisition: CCD AutoPilot4
Calibration: CCDStack
Observatory Site: Sierra-Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake, CA
Camera: Apogee U16M
Filters: Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB
Guider: SBIG ST-402
Camera Operation: MaximDL4.62
Processing: Photoshop CS3
Image Date: 05/25/2009

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