Sh2 126 - Great Lacerta Nebula
- Galerie:
- Universe
- Beschreibung:
- Sh2-126 is a large emission nebula in Lacerta, which appears in this image as a red background. The source of its ionisation is the intense ultraviolet radiation from the star 10 Lacertae, a blue main sequence star.This region, with its faint nebular filaments, is part of Lacerta OB1, a giant star-forming region about 1200 light-years from Earth.
- Copyright:
- Anna & Hellmut Schulze-Wenck
- Keywords:
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