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On the left side of this photo is the well-known open cluster NGC 7789 in Cassiopeia, often called "Caroline's Rose" in honor of its discovery in 1783 by Caroline Herschel. Its nickname comes from the dark lanes and patches that appear amongst the stars of this rather dense cluster, which are supposed to be reminiscent of the shadows between the petals of a rose. On the right side of this widefield image, and shown magnified in the inset, is magnitude-15 planetary nebula Abell 82. This nebula has a two-lobed structure similar to the Dumbbell Nebula (M27). This image is a combination of about one hour of RGB taken with a 60mm f/4 refractor with 5 hours of H-alpha and O-III taken with a 140mm refractor for detail on Abell 82.