Red Rectangle Nebula, Brandon Pimenta

Red Rectangle Nebula

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Description

The Red Rectangle Nebula (HD 44179) is a protoplanetary nebula in the constellation Monoceros the unicorn. It was discovered in 1973 and is also cataloged as RAFGL 915.

Processing details:

Red: HST_10851_01_ACS_HRC_F658N

Green: pseudo

Blue: HST_10851_01_ACS_HRC_F625W

Data from October 24, 2006 from Hubble Legacy Archive.

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Red Rectangle Nebula, Brandon Pimenta