Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  The star Meissa (λOri)  ·  The star φ1Ori  ·  The star φ2Ori
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Meissa or Lambda Orionis and SH2-264, Kees Scherer
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Meissa or Lambda Orionis and SH2-264

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Meissa or Lambda Orionis and SH2-264, Kees Scherer
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Meissa or Lambda Orionis and SH2-264

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Imaged 29,30 and 31 december 2016.

"Sharpless 264, also known as the Lambda Orionis Ring, is a molecular cloud and H II region, which can be seen in the northern region of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex (OMCC), in the constellation of Orion. The OMCC is one of the best-known star formation regions and the closest sector of the Milky Way to our Solar System where high-mass stars are born. The nebula is named after its main star, λ Orionis, a blue giant responsible for the ionization of the surrounding material."

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Meissa or Lambda Orionis and SH2-264, Kees Scherer

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