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NGC7129. "Valentine's Rose"

Anth
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NGC7129. "Valentine's Rose"
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Photo description / processing

NGC 7129 in Cepheus is a young star-forming region located roughly 3,000–3,800 light-years from Earth. 
At the center of NGC 7129 lies a very young cluster; studies give a typical stellar age of about 1.8–3 million years. By Milky Way standards, this is practically stellar "infancy."
The blue part of the object is a reflection nebula: the dust itself does not glow but scatters the blue light of bright young stars.
Over a hundred young stars have been found in the region, including pre-main-sequence objects and protostars still enveloped in gas and dust.
The red structures in the vicinity are traces of jets from young stars colliding with surrounding material. Such shock knots are known as Herbig–Haro objects.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
SharpStar SCA310/3.8
Camera
ZWO ASI2600MC PRO
Mount
ФА-40
Guide Scope
SVBONY SV48P
Guide Camera
ZWO ASI174MM Mini
Software
Pixinsight
Location
Moscow, Russia
Date taken

Exposure

  • 117 × 300″ · ISO/Gain: 100 · без фильтра ·

Total exposure: 9 h 45 m

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