Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  HD73122  ·  HD73217  ·  NGC 2626

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NGC 2626 in LRGB, gmadkat
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NGC 2626 in LRGB

Image of the day 02/15/2023

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NGC 2626 in LRGB, gmadkat
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NGC 2626 in LRGB

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Description

Such a fascinating object!!
NGC 2626 has both components of reflection nebula and emission nebula and a dark (absorption) nebula. It is located in Vela approximately 4200 light years from Earth.
The reflection nebula is primarily illuminated by a B1 star (CD-40 4432) and is ionized by the O8 quadruple star system HD 73882.
Imaged in LRGB on the Planewave CDK 700 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.
Image Data Acquired and preprocessed by: Mike Selby at throughlightandtime.com

Processed by me using Pixinsight and Photoshop.  Used BlurXTerminator to get the fine details on the reflection nebula.

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