Nebulae IC1396 Previous Next Enlarge to Full Size Date: 8/6/2005 IC1396 is a vast round nebula at the north side of the Milky Way. There is a red star with fourth magnitude at the north edge of the nebula, you'll see the star being a curious red with scopes. The star, mu Cephei is a semiregular supergiant that also varies roughly from 4.5 to 3.5 with a very long period of 730 days, and prompting William Herschel to call it the Garnet Star. Toronto, Canada Nikkor 300mm f4.5 lens, SBIG ST8i CCD camera 9x20min subs

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