Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)  ·  Contains:  IC 2157  ·  IC 443  ·  IC 444  ·  M 35  ·  NGC 2129  ·  NGC 2168  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  Part of the constellation Gemini (Gem)  ·  The star 1Gem  ·  The star 3Gem  ·  The star 5Gem  ·  The star Propus (ηGem)  ·  The star μGem
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IC 443, NGC 2174, M35 (5.2 x 5.2 deg), Sung-Joon Park
IC 443, NGC 2174, M35 (5.2 x 5.2 deg)
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IC 443, NGC 2174, M35 (5.2 x 5.2 deg)

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IC 443, NGC 2174, M35 (5.2 x 5.2 deg), Sung-Joon Park
IC 443, NGC 2174, M35 (5.2 x 5.2 deg)
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IC 443, NGC 2174, M35 (5.2 x 5.2 deg)

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Two fields of original 5.4x3.6 deg were combined into one mosaic field, 5.2x5.2, finally including M35, IC 443, and NGC 2174. I’ve been interested in this field because it contains both “birth” and “death” of stars. M35 is an open cluster majorly composed of young stars. NGC 2174 (known as “Monkey Nebula”) is a H II region (emission nebula) where atomic hydrogen are ionized by strong stellar energies from nearby open cluster, NGC 2175. IC 443 (known as “Jellyfish Nebula”) is a supernova remnant (SNR) as a final destination of massive stars. During the explosion of supernovae, various elements including metals, such as C, Si, and Fe, are ejected towards interstellar space, and they will be used as “seeds” for triggering new star-formation and life there. In this regards, “home” of all life on earth is “star”.

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    IC 443, NGC 2174, M35 (5.2 x 5.2 deg), Sung-Joon Park
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IC 443, NGC 2174, M35 (5.2 x 5.2 deg), Sung-Joon Park