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The Sharpless Lion (Sh2-132, The Lion Nebula)

Narrowband rendering of the Lion Nebula, Sh2-132, an emission nebula on the Cepheus–Lacerta border, with RGB stars.

The Lion Nebula (Sh2-132), a faint emission nebula on the border of Cepheus and Lacerta, rendered as a narrowband composition of H-alpha, SII, and OIII data with RGB stars.

Captured over four nights between July 31st and August 3rd, 2026, from a Bortle 4 site near Alda, Nebraska.

Processed in PixInsight.