Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)

Image of the day 03/16/2018

    IC443, the Jellyfish Nebula, erdmanpe
    IC443, the Jellyfish Nebula
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    IC443, the Jellyfish Nebula

    Image of the day 03/16/2018

      IC443, the Jellyfish Nebula, erdmanpe
      IC443, the Jellyfish Nebula
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      IC443, the Jellyfish Nebula

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      My attempt at a higher resolution image of the Jellyfish, compared to my numerous previous images of it with shorter focal length optics. I'm pleased to see detail that I didn't know even existed. I especially enjoy the swirls and intricate threads festooning the center of the image, reminiscent of those in the Crab Nebula, best viewed by clicking on the image to enlarge it a little to see them. Data collection and processing in Maxim, with a log stretch and unsharp mask applied. Stellar FWHM in the final image is a little over 2 arc-sec, no deconvolution applied.

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      IC443, the Jellyfish Nebula, erdmanpe