NGC 7654 (M52) + SH2-157 + NGC 7538 + NGC 7635
Image ID : CASCEP_01
Width9,880 pixels
Height12,448 pixels
300 dpi print width32.9 inches83.7 centimetres
300 dpi print height41.5 inches105.4 centimetres
Please note the sample image has been rotated anti-clockwise by 90 degrees in order to fit the screen.

This wide-field image of the galactic equator, showing a part of Cassiopeia and a part of Cepheus, shows a variety of deep space objects. The bright orange star at bottom left is 4 Cas, SAO 20614. To its right is the open cluster M52, (NGC 7654). The bright nebula in the centre of the image is NGC 7635, home to the Bubble Nebula. The nebulosity towards the right of the image is SH2-157. At the top, towards the middle of the image, and just adjacent to SH2-157, is the small open cluster NGC 7510.
 
Object type
Constellation
Distance (ly)
Magnitude (app)
Messier
NGC 7538
Emission nebula
Cepheus
9,100
NGC 7635
Emission nebula
Cassiopeia
11,300
8.5
NGC 7654
Open cluster
Cassiopeia
5,000
6.9
52
SH2-157
Emission nebula
Cassiopeia
Wide-field
Cassiopeia
 
Credit : Planetary Visions Limited / Davide De Martin.
 
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