Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
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SH2-132 The Lion Nebula, AstroDarks
SH2-132 The Lion Nebula
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SH2-132 The Lion Nebula

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SH2-132 The Lion Nebula

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A Lion in Space!

SH2-132, also known as The Lion Nebula, is a rich HII region with star clusters, emission nebulae, and dark dust regions. Located in the southern portion of the constellation Cepheus, the Lion Nebula is roughly 10,00 light-years away in the Perseus Arm of the MilkyWay Galaxy.

This is primarily an emission nebula with some massive stars responsible for ionizing the gas in this region. In particular, two Wolf-Rayet stars have been identified. Wolf-Rayet stars are huge and hot and have a white-blue coloration. These stars are at least 20 times more massive than our Sun and can be hundreds of thousands or even millions of times brighter! In addition, they tend to be eruptive and possess extremely high solar winds.

This whole region is believed to be an area of new star formation.

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SH2-132 The Lion Nebula, AstroDarks