Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  The star 125Tau
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Sh2-240 (Simeiz147) Spaghetti Nebula, Rolf Dietrich
Sh2-240 (Simeiz147) Spaghetti Nebula
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Sh2-240 (Simeiz147) Spaghetti Nebula

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Sh2-240 (Simeiz147) Spaghetti Nebula, Rolf Dietrich
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Sh2-240 (Simeiz147) Spaghetti Nebula

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on the left side Sh2-242, on the right (2 o'clock) you see the Spikes of the Star Alnath (Elnath).

Sh2-240 is a big, extremly faint Supernova-Remnant. Sh2-240 is probably the relic of the exploded Pulsar PSR JO 583+2817. The Pulsar is in the middle of the Nebula rotating 7*/sec!

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Sh2-240 (Simeiz147) Spaghetti Nebula, Rolf Dietrich

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