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Sh2-126
Sh2-126 is a large, faint emission-nebula complex in the constellation Lacerta and is catalogued in Stewart Sharpless's second catalogue of H II regions. Its hydrogen gas is ionized chiefly by ultraviolet radiation from 10 Lacertae, an O-type star associated with the Lacerta OB1 stellar group. Because the nebula covers a broad area of sky and has low surface brightness, it is principally a target...
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Sh2-171
Sh2-171, also catalogued as NGC 7822, is a vast emission nebula and star-forming complex located in the constellation Cepheus. The region was systematically catalogued by astronomer Stewart Sharpless in his 1959 survey of H II regions. It is distinguished by its intricate structures of glowing gas and dark dust lanes. The nebula is illuminated by the young, hot stars of the Berkeley 59 cluster.
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