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Sh2-132

Sh2-132 — Lion Nebula

Emission Nebula
· Cepheus
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Target information

Object type
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Cepheus
Right ascension
22h 19m 09s
Declination
+56° 04′ 45″
Magnitude
Not recorded
Angular size
60′ × 35′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Advanced
Best months
August, September, October, November, December
Catalog IDs
Sh2-132;LBN 473

About this target

Faint narrowband target on the Cepheus/Lacerta border.

Recommended telescopes

Tele Vue
660mm f/5.2 · 127mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Physics
660mm f/6.0 · 110mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
650mm f/5.0 · 130mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
648mm f/4.9 · 131mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
703mm f/6.9 · 102mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
714mm f/7.0 · 102mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 3.13° × 2.08°
Scale 1.86″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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FOV 3.13° × 2.08°
Scale 1.86″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
Preview in planner
FOV 3.17° × 2.12°
Scale 1.88″/px
Target fills 47% of frame
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