Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  24 Ori)  ·  37 Ori)  ·  39 Ori)  ·  40 Ori  ·  47 Ori  ·  Heka (λ Ori  ·  Part of the constellation Orion (Ori)  ·  The star 133 Tau  ·  The star 134 Tau  ·  The star 135 Tau  ·  The star 32 Ori  ·  The star 52 Ori  ·  The star Bellatrix (γ Ori  ·  The star Heka (φ1 Ori  ·  The star Meissa  ·  The star φ2 Ori  ·  The star ω Ori
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Sh2-264 Angelfish nebula, erdmanpe
Sh2-264 Angelfish nebula
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Sh2-264 Angelfish nebula

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Sh2-264 Angelfish nebula, erdmanpe
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Sh2-264 Angelfish nebula

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The huge (~8x8 degrees) Sh2-264 nebula, some folks think it resembles an Angelfish (swimming up in this orientation, north to the left, west is up). Even with long exposures I've not been able to develop much contrast in my attempts to image this. Processed with Maxim's DDP stretch for the dynamic range, no sharpening because that seemed to emphasize the stars too much at the expense of the nebula.

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Sh2-264 Angelfish nebula, erdmanpe