Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Hind's variable nebula  ·  NGC 1554  ·  NGC 1555  ·  Sh2-238  ·  Struve's Lost nebula  ·  VdB28
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Hind's Variable Nebula in LRGB, KuriousGeorge
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Hind's Variable Nebula in LRGB

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Hind's Variable Nebula in LRGB

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NGC 1555, sometimes known as Hind's Variable Nebula, is a variable nebula, illuminated by the star T Tauri, located in the constellation Taurus. It is also in the second Sharpless catalog as 238. It is a Herbig–Haro object. The nebula was discovered on October 11, 1852 by John Russell Hind.

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Hind's Variable Nebula in LRGB, KuriousGeorge