NGC 7129

Magnitude 11.5 reflection nebula located 3,300 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. A young open cluster is responsible for illuminating the surrounding nebula. A recent survey indicates the cluster contains more than 130 stars less than 1 million years old.

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NGC 7129

Magnitude 11.5 reflection nebula located 3,300 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. The nebula is rosebud-shaped; the young stars have blown a large, oddly shaped bubble in the molecular cloud that once surrounded them at their birth. The rosy pink color comes from glowing dust grains on the surface of the bubble being heated by the intense light from the young stars within.

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