The Lion Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cephus. Two massive Wolf-Rayet stars energize the cloud. Can you see the Lion? Hint: it's a lion's head. The top is pointed to the upper right corner and his jaw and snout to the lower left (it looks more like a bear's head to me). The image was captured with a RASA 8 scope and a Mallincam DS10C camera. This image was captured using an NBZ filter, which is much more attuned to fast optics like those in the RASA.
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