Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  HD30736  ·  HD31855  ·  HD32050  ·  HD32296  ·  LBN 747  ·  LBN 754  ·  LBN 759  ·  LDN 1465  ·  Sh2-219  ·  Sh2-221
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SH2-221 - Supernova Remnant in Auriga, Fran D.
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SH2-221 - Supernova Remnant in Auriga

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SH2-221 - Supernova Remnant in Auriga, Fran D.
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SH2-221 - Supernova Remnant in Auriga

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SH2-221 is a very dim supernova remnant in the constellation Auriga. It is a very large and very faint object having an apparent diameter of approximately four full-moons. The small object  to the bottom left of SH2-221 is SH2-219. This is a very young nebula, estimated to be only 100,000 years old.

This narrowband data with RGB stars, acquired over a 7 night span.

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