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Object name: SH2

Designation(s): SH2, 152, LBN519, SH2, 153, LBN518,

Sh2-152 is the bright nebula in the image. To its southeast is the larger but much fainter Sh2-153. The two are considered to be part of the same cloud with a mass of 105,000 suns. Some sources put it at about 15,300 light-years distant. Both parts are considered to be ionized by the unnamed O9 stars in Sh2-152.

14" LX200R @ f/10, L=6x10' RGB=2x10', STL-11000XM, Paramount ME