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Cepheus

Cepheus is a constellation in the deep northern sky, named after Cepheus, a king of Aethiopia in Greek mythology. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the second century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 constellations in the modern times.


The constellation's brightest star is Alderamin (Alpha Cephei), with an apparent magnitude of 2.5. Delta Cephei is the prototype of an important class of star known as a Cepheid variable.


Source: Wikipedia

Image source: IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)

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Cepheus Twelve-Panel Narrowband Mosaic 2024-2025
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A Blobular Cluster - Sh2-134, 135, 138, 139, and 144
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Sh2-150 and vdB 154 with RNO 142
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Under the Sea – A Cepheus Mosaic
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The Phantom of Cepheus - vdB 141 (Sh2-136)
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Cepheus Four-Panel Narrowband Mosaic 2024
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Polaris Mosaic (Caldwell 1) (Four Panels)
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NGC 7380 – The Wizard Nebula

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