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Young stars in NGC 7129

by mokosam on October 28, 2008

Kent Wood
Young stars in NGC 7129
Young stars, only about a million years old, lie within NGC 7129, some 3,000 light-years away toward the constellation Cepheus. (Planewave CDK 12.5 telescope; SBIG STL 11000 camera; 190:110:110:110 LRGB) Ken Wood took this photo September 2008 from Ione, California.
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Dumbbell Nebula M27

by mokosam on October 28, 2008

Dave Cooper

Dumbbell Nebula M27
The Dumbbell Nebula, M27, is a planetary nebula located 1,240 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula. (10-inch Meade LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at F/10, Starlight Xpress SXVFH9C CCD camera, stack of 18 five-minute exposures through a Lumicon Deep Sky Filter) Dave Cooper captured this image on October 6, 2008, from Avondale, Arizona.
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