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LBN86 / SH2-63, Georg N. Nyman
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LBN86 / SH2-63

LBN86 / SH2-63, Georg N. Nyman
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LBN86 / SH2-63

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LBN86 = SH2-63 is an emission nebula in a HII region - not too often imaged, located in the constellation Sagittarius, about 1000 LJ distant from Earth. The emission is overcast by a very intensive area of galactic cirrus / IFN. Sometimes it is called Eagle Ray nebula, sometimes Stingray nebula.

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LBN86 / SH2-63, Georg N. Nyman