NGC 7129
NGC 7129 is a star-forming region and reflection nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. It is about 3000 light years away from the Earth. The stars in this nebula are very young, only about a million years old. The red blobs above and below the nebula are Herbig Haro objects, which are the result of jets of gas streaming away from young stars in the nebula.
| Observatory: | Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | KPNO 4-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF) |
| Date of Observation: | 10-24-2008 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (green), I (orange) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x10min for B and H-alpha, 5x7min for V and 5x5min for I |
| Location of Image: | Cepheus |
| Field of View: | 22.3 x 14.8 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is left, East is down |
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