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Sh2-140
Sh2-140 is an emission nebula and H II region in the constellation Cepheus, catalogued in Stewart Sharpless's list of Galactic hydrogen-emission regions. Located roughly 3,000 light-years from Earth, it forms part of a molecular-cloud complex where radiation from young, hot stars ionizes surrounding gas. Its bright rim and adjoining photodissociation region are studied to examine star formation an...
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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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