Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2467
NGC 2467, Kfir Simon
NGC 2467
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NGC 2467, Kfir Simon
NGC 2467
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NGC 2467 is a star-forming region, popularly known as the "Skull and Crossbones nebula," whose appearance has occasionally also been likened to that of a colorful mandrill.

It includes areas where large clouds of hydrogen gas incubate new stars (WIKI)

Combined image from 2 scopes:

16" f3.75 Dream Astrograph.

Apogee Alta U-16M camera for Ha - O3 - S2

ASA 12" f 3.6 Astrograph and FLI MicroLine 8300 for RGB

Total of 4 HRS

Imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia June 2014

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NGC 2467, Kfir Simon