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

Image of the day 02/27/2022

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NGC 2626, Jochen Maes

Image of the day 02/27/2022

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NGC 2626, Jochen Maes

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NGC2626 is an emission/reflection nebula in the Vela constellation, around 3900 light years from earth.

The colourful spectacle around the central region of the frame is essentially the result of a couple of massive blue stars ionizing some of the hydrogen in the region, causing it to emit that typical red glow. The blue'ish glow next to it is simply starlight being reflected by the dense dust clouds.

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20x1800" HA
21x1200" Luminance
15x1200" Red
15x1200" Green
15x1200" Blue

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NGC 2626, Jochen Maes