Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  IC 417  ·  NGC 1931  ·  The star φAur
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IC417 and NGC1931 - Spider and Fly, dheilman
IC417 and NGC1931 - Spider and Fly
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IC417 and NGC1931 - Spider and Fly

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IC417 and NGC1931 - Spider and Fly

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This nebula, approximately 10,000 ly distant, is in the opposite direction of the galactic center placing it in the outer region of the Milky Way. It is home to many young stars in the core area but there are also many stars imbedded in the "tail" of the nebula as well as the "bud" projecting into the core which are obscured by gas and dust (revealed last April by IR data from Spitzer).

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IC417 and NGC1931 - Spider and Fly, dheilman