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Photographer:

Agirones

Location of Photo:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Date/Time of photo:

September 26th 2024

Equipment:

C11 Edge HD 0.7x reducer Focal length 1960 IOptron CEM70 mount ASI2600MM camera Antlia LRGB filters 174MM mini guidescope with the Celestron OAG

Description:

Reflection nebula and star cluster in Cepheus. This is NGC7129 a star forming region full of young hot stars glowing with blue light in a dusty part of space. The bright red spots are Herbig–Haro objects Herbig–Haro (HH) objects are bright patches of nebulosity associated with newborn stars. They are formed when narrow jets of partially ionised gas ejected by stars collide with nearby clouds of gas and dust at several hundred kilometers per second. Herbig–Haro objects are commonly found in star-forming regions, Imaging details 180s x 40 Red 180s x 40 Green 180s x 50 B 180s x 75 L Pixinsight and ASIAIR Shot from the Ottawa Backyard