This infrared image from NASA's WISE features one of the bright stars in the constellation Perseus, named Menkhib, along with a large star-forming cloud NGC 1499, or the California nebula.

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This infrared image from NASA's WISE features one of the bright stars in the constellation Perseus, named Menkhib, along with a large star-forming cloud NGC 1499, or the California nebula.

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