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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"
NGC 7822 in Cepheus
16/11/2011
NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula
02/11/2011
Ghost of the Cepheus Flare
31/10/2011
Young Suns of NGC 7129
27/10/2011
A Dusty Iris Nebula
04/08/2011
Molecular Cloud Barnard 163
01/05/2011
Fireworks Galaxy NGC 6946
01/01/2011
NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
12/11/2010
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
06/11/2010
Ghost of the Cepheus Flare
30/10/2010
NGC 7822 in Cepheus
22/10/2010
Cepheus: Trunk to Bubble
09/09/2010
Young Suns of NGC 7129
04/09/2010
VdB 152: Reflection Nebula in Cepheus
31/10/2009
The Star Pillars of Sharpless 171
18/10/2009
NGC 7822 in Cepheus
28/08/2009
IC 1396 and Surrounding Starfield
19/08/2009
A Dusty Iris Nebula
10/06/2009
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
26/12/2008
Haunting the Cepheus Flare
30/10/2008
Sharpless 171
18/10/2008
Young Suns of NGC 7129
03/10/2008
Facing NGC 6946
15/08/2008
A Protected Night Sky Over Flagstaff
16/04/2008
Emission Nebula IC 1396
24/12/2007
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
18/10/2007
NGC 7129 and NGC 7142
13/09/2007
Wisps of the Iris Nebula
26/06/2007
vdB 152: Reflection Nebula in Cepheus
14/06/2007
Molecular Cloud Barnard 163
21/03/2007