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Cepheus
Cepheus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after a mythical king of Ethiopia. It contains several notable deep-sky objects, including the emission nebula IC 1396 and the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, and is home to the red supergiant star Mu Cephei.
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APODs including "Cepheus"
SH2-155: The Cave Nebula
23/03/2017
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
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19/01/2017
NGC 7635: Bubble in a Cosmic Sea
23/11/2016
NGC 7822 in Cepheus
11/11/2016
Haunting the Cepheus Flare
28/10/2016
A Giant Squid in the Flying Bat
27/10/2016
Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
30/09/2016
Young Suns of NGC 7129
29/08/2016
The Milky Way Sets
26/08/2016
NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
06/05/2016
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
13/10/2015
A Giant Squid in the Flying Bat
11/09/2015
The Shark Nebula
07/09/2015
The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
11/06/2015
NGC 7822 in Cepheus
23/05/2015
Stars and Dust Pillars in NGC 7822 from WISE
01/12/2014
Sh2-155: The Cave Nebula
06/11/2014
The Wizard Nebula
29/08/2014
NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
02/08/2014
Ou4: A Giant Squid Nebula
18/07/2014
The Iris Nebula in a Field of Dust
24/06/2014
Sh2-155: The Cave Nebula
19/10/2013
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
26/07/2013
PanSTARRS: The Anti Tail Comet
29/06/2013
Comet PanSTARRS Anti-Tail
18/05/2013
VdB 152: A Ghost in Cepheus
31/10/2012
NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
29/09/2012
IC 1396: Emission Nebula in Cepheus
05/08/2012
Facing NGC 6946
09/01/2012
In Wolf's Cave
19/11/2011