Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  The star 69Ori
Lower's Nebula SH2-261, Cheman
Lower's Nebula SH2-261
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Lower's Nebula SH2-261

Lower's Nebula SH2-261, Cheman
Lower's Nebula SH2-261
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Lower's Nebula SH2-261

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SH2-261, or Lower's Nebula, is a Hydrogen Alpha emission Nebula located in the upper area of Orion, near the Gemini constellation. It is named the Lower's nebula because it appears on a photographic plate taken by the father-and-son team of Harold and Charles Lower in 1939, both were amateur astronomers from San Diego. Lower's is a cloud of hydrogen that is producing new stars at its core at an estimated 3000 light years distant in the constellation Orion, although its distance is not accurately known.

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Lower's Nebula SH2-261, Cheman