Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  118 Tau  ·  12.14  ·  125 Tau  ·  132 Tau  ·  26 Aur  ·  87 Sylvia  ·  PK178-02.1  ·  PK181+00.1  ·  PK184-02.1  ·  Sh2-240  ·  Sh2-242  ·  The star 118Tau  ·  The star 125Tau  ·  The star 132Tau  ·  The star 26Aur
Sharpless 2-240, Tim Morrill
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Sharpless 2-240

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Sharpless 2-240

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I had to do a little work to get this one to show up so well! Its very dim! Simeis 147, also known as the Spaghetti Nebula, SNR G180.0-01.7 or Sharpless 2-240, is a supernova remnant (SNR) in the Milky Way, straddling the border between the constellations Auriga and Taurus. Discovered in 1952 at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory using a 25-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, it is difficult to observe due to its extremely low brightness.

Equipment. Rokinon 135mm f/2.8 “Ultra Wide Field” + QSI583ws +Paramount ME.

Image acquisition from Deep Sky West Remote Observatory, in New Mexico.

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Sharpless 2-240, Tim Morrill