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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.
Source: science.nasa.gov
APODs including "Cepheus"
NGC 7635: Bubble in a Cosmic Sea
28/04/2006
The Iris Nebula from CFHT
29/12/2005
IC 1396 H-Alpha Close-Up
30/09/2005
The Star Pillars of Sharpless 171
27/09/2005
IC 1396 in Cepheus
08/09/2005
Young Suns of NGC 7129
11/08/2005
Inside the Elephant's Trunk
09/04/2005
NGC 6946: The Fireworks Galaxy
25/01/2005
NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
04/11/2004
Emission Nebula IC 1396
05/08/2004
Sharpless 140
20/05/2004
Facing NGC 6946
10/04/2004
Inside the Elephant's Trunk
19/12/2003
Facing NGC 6946
04/10/2002
NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
14/12/2001
VDB 142 in Cepheus
11/10/2001
The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396
20/07/2001
Cepheus 1: Nearby Galaxy Hiding
01/12/1998