Sh 2-129 - Flying Bat Nebula - 250919

Sh 2-129 (also known as the Flying Bat Nebula), is a large emission nebula and H II region located in the constellation Cepheus. It is part of the Cepheus molecular cloud complex and belongs to the Cep OB2 association. Reflection nebula vdB 140 can be seen near Sh 2-129.

This image is a stack of 282 one-minute un-guided subs taken with my QHY268C on my AT60ED with 0.8x focal reducer.


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   Right Ascension: 21h 11m 26.352s (317° 51m 35.279s)
   Declination: +59° 55m 26.735s
Orientation: Up is 175.8 degrees East of North.
Image Size: 4.575° x 3.033° Pixel Scale: 2.695"

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