A small puff of glowing gas and a lot of stars.

The little glowing cloud at the top is open cluster NGC 7129 and the associated Flower Bud Nebula. It is surrounded by dark nebulae.

To the lower left is open cluster 7142. In the top of it you can see edge on galaxy PGC 97261. #astrophotography #seestar #ngc7129 #ngc7142

A stunning wide-field telescopic image showcasing the juxtaposition of reflection nebula NGC 7129 (foreground, ~3000 light-years) and open star cluster NGC 7142 (background, >6000 light-years) in the constellation Cepheus. The image highlights the nebula's reddish crescent shapes from stellar jets and the reddened light of NGC 7142 due to foreground dust. A breathtaking view of contrasting celestial objects and vast interstellar distances.

Astronomy Picture from 30/08/2019

NGC 7129 and NGC 7142

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190830.html


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A stunning wide-field telescopic image showcases the breathtaking juxtaposition of reflection nebula NGC 7129 and open star cluster NGC 7142 in the constellation Cepheus. Separated by only half a degree, these celestial objects reside at vastly different distances—NGC 7129 at approximately 3,000 light-years and NGC 7142 at over 6,000 light-years. The image beautifully captures the reddish crescent shapes around NGC 7129, indicative of energetic jets from newborn stars, against a backdrop of countless stars and pervasive dust clouds that redden the light from the more distant NGC 7142.

Astronomy Picture from 30/08/2019

NGC 7129 and NGC 7142

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190830.html


#NGC7129 #NGC7142 #Cepheus #ReflectionNebula #OpenStarCluster #Astrophotography #DeepSpace #SpaceImage #Cosmology #Astronomy #Nebulae #Stars #StarClusters #CosmicDust