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The Flower Bud Nebula, NGC 7129 // Michel
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The Flower Bud Nebula, NGC 7129 // Michel
Stars of dusty NGC 7129 in Cepheus ©
NGC 7129; Reflection Nebula
Spitzer Telescope
These bright young stars are found in a rosebud-shaped (and rose-colored) nebulosity known as NGC 7129. The star cluster and its associated nebula are located at a distance of 3300 light-years in the constellation Cepheus.
The Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was an infrared space telescope launched in 2003. Operations ended on 30 January 2020.
NGC 7129 - Reflection Nebula 3000LY Away
The Flower Bud Nebula, NGC 7129 // Charles ALAVOINE
The Flower Bud Nebula (NGC 7129, bottom) and NGC 7142 (top) // Georg N. Nyman