Lion nebula

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Area in the Cepheus Milky Way that contains the Lion nebula (Sharpless 2-132, bottom), a region emitting both red Hydrogen-alpha light and cyan Oxygen III light. At top, the brightest nebula is Sharpless 2-135. There is a very small planetary nebula just right of centre called the Little Ring nebula (M2-51). Another tiny planetary in the extreme lower left corner is Abell 79. North is up. The star at upper left is the variable and double star Delta Cephei. The yellow star at right is Zeta Cephei.

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