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Cepheus was the mythological king of the Ethiopia (or Joppa), husband of the vain Queen Cassiopeia, who had a beautiful daughter named Andromeda. The constellation is associated with the myth of Perseus and Andromeda.

05/14/2010 - 2 seconds, StellaCam EX and Cannon 5.5 CCTV lens, B&W

Cepheus is home to a number of large stellar 'OB' Associations. An O-B Association is a large, very loose form of an open star cluster consisting of young spectral type "O" and "B" stars. They cover large volumes of space, are loosely held together by gravity and have short lifetimes of a few million years.

To view a sketch of a specific OB Association:
Click on the location of the object on the imagemap or select from the list below.




All sketches were made with an 80mm refractor spotting scope using low-power eyepieces, with an amici prism giving a corrected field of view. To view the sketches of these OB Associations, select from the list below:

• "CEPHEUS" OB-2 Sketch:
  
  

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Additional Deep-Sky objects located in this Constellation:


NGC40 (planetary nebula) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 15 seconds




NGC188 (open cluster) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 15 seconds




NGC1184 (galaxy) - 09/25/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 40 seconds




NGC1544 (galaxy) - 09/25/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 40 seconds




NGC2276 & 2300 (galaxy) - 09/25/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 40 seconds




NGC6939 (open cluster) - 08/22/2011 - 80mm Bosma Refractor f6.3, StellaCam-II @ 8 seconds



NGC6946 (galaxy) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 25 seconds




NGC6946 (galaxy) 'Fireworks' - 08/25/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds




NGC6946 (Type-II supernova) - 06/21/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds





NGC6949 (galaxy) - 08/21/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds




NGC6951 (galaxy) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 25 seconds




NGC7023 (open cluster & reflection nebula) - 09/05/2013 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds




NGC7055 (open cluster) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 8 seconds



NGC7076 (planetary nebula) - 08/13/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 30 seconds





NGC7129 (open cluster & reflection nebula)
08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds              08/21/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
   



NGC7133 (planetary nebula) - 09/07/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 45 seconds




NGC7139 (planetary nebulae) - 09/25/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 45 seconds




NGC7142 (open cluster) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 8 seconds




NGC7160 (open cluster) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 8 seconds




NGC7226 (open cluster) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 15 seconds




NGC7234 & 7235 (open cluster) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 8 seconds




NGC7235 (open cluster) - 08/21/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




NGC7261 (open cluster) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 8 seconds




NGC7281 (open cluster) - 08/21/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




NGC7354 (planetary nebulae) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 20 seconds



NGC7380 (open cluster & emission nebula) - 09/13/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 25 seconds





NGC7419 (open cluster) - 09/05/2013 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




NGC7423 (open cluster) - 08/21/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




NGC7429 (open cluster) - 09/25/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 20 seconds




NGC7510 (open cluster) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 8 seconds




NGC7538 (nebula) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 20 seconds




NGC7708 (open cluster) - 08/03/2016 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




NGC7748 (nebula) - 08/13/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 35 seconds





NGC7762 (open cluster) - 08/23/2011 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 and .5 focal reducer @ 8 seconds




NGC7822 & Berkeley59 (nebula & open cluster) - 09/25/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 45 seconds



IC 1396 (open cluster) - 09/09/1988 - 80mm Refractor f3.3, 16mm 20x



IC 1396 (dark nebula 'Elephant-Trunk snout')
09/19/2017 - 8" SCT f3.3, StellaCam-3 @ 180 seconds        09/18/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 180 seconds
   



IC1454 (planetary nebula) - 08/21/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds




IC1470 (nebula) - 09/25/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 40 seconds




Abell-75 (planetary nebula) - 09/23/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 3 minutes (O-III filter)





Abell-75 (planetary nebula) - 10/20/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 3 minutes (no O-III filter)





Abell-81 (planetary nebula) - 09/23/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 3 minutes (O-III filter)





Abell-81 (planetary nebula) - 10/20/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 3 minutes (no O-III filter)





B148 & 149 (dark nebula) - 09/07/2015 - 80mm f5.5 Refractor, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds




B150 (dark nebula) - 09/07/2015 - 80mm f5.5 Refractor, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds




B152 (dark nebula) - 09/07/2015 - 80mm f5.5 Refractor, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds




B161 (dark nebula)
09/07/2015 - 80mm f5.5 Refractor, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds       




B161 (dark nebula)
09/19/2017 - 8" SCT f3.3, StellaCam-3 @ 180 seconds        09/18/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 180 seconds
   



B163 (dark nebula) - 09/18/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 180 seconds





Berkeley-59 (open cluster) - 06/10/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




Berkeley-92 (open cluster) - 06/10/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




Berkeley-93 (open cluster) - 06/10/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




Berkeley-94 (open cluster) - 06/10/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




Berkeley-95 (open cluster) - 09/05/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




Berkeley-97 (open cluster) - 09/05/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




Berkeley-99 (open cluster) - 09/05/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




Berkeley-100 (open cluster) - 09/05/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




Berkeley-101 (open cluster) - 09/05/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




Collinder-471 (open cluster) - 09/05/2013 - 50mm Refractor, StellaCam-II @ 8 seconds




Czernik-42 (open cluster) - 08/18/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds



Dolidze-56 (open cluster) - 06/26/2014 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 15 seconds




King-10 (open cluster) - 08/18/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




King-11 (open cluster) - 08/18/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




King-18 (open cluster) - 08/18/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




King-19 (open cluster) - 08/18/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




Markarian-50 (open cluster) - 08/12/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 15 seconds




Trumpler-37 (open cluster) - 06/08/2013
50mm Refractor & Stellacam-II 8 seconds




PK103+0.1 (planetary nebula) - 08/21/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds




PK107-2.1 (planetary nebula) - 09/25/2014 - 8" SCT f5, StellaCam-3 @ 20 seconds



PK116-8.1 (planetary nebula) - 08/13/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 35 seconds




UGC11557 (galaxy) - 08/13/2015 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 35 seconds

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Hope you enjoyed the visit. Come again soon!
Larry McHenry,   Pittsburgh, PA. USA

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