Garnet Star Nebula (IC 1396)
A large dusty emission nebula in the constellation
Cepheus. It is ionized by the luminous blue
star HD 206267, which lies near its center. IC 1396 lies approximately 3,000
light-years away and sprawls across roughly 3 degrees of the sky (equivalent
to several hundred light-years), making it one of the largest emission complexes
visible from Earth. The snake-like formation visible on its right flank
in this photo is VDB 142. The prominent star at top is Mu Cephei, also known
as the Garnet Star, after which the nebula
is named.
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• NEBULAE
AND STAR CLUSTERS
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