CG4 (The Hand of God), ESO257-019, NGC2427, Mel66(oc), CG3, CG6, Sa 101; Puppis (Thomas V. Davis)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Puppis (Pup) · Contains: NGC 2427

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CG4 (The Hand of God), ESO257-019, NGC2427, Mel66(oc), CG3, CG6, Sa 101; Puppis

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CG4 (The Hand of God), ESO257-019, NGC2427, Mel66(oc), CG3, CG6, Sa 101; Puppis

CG4 The Hand of God, ESO257-019, NGC2427, Mel66(oc), CG3, CG6, Sa 101; Puppis

Astro-Physics 155EDF f/5.4 refractor

KAF-16803; FLI Proline

Total Exposure Time: 9.5 hours; LRGB 290:100:80:100 minutes, unbinned

December 2008; Riverland Dingo Observatory, Moorook, Australia

Comments: This region of the southern sky has numerous colorful faint gaseous nebulae that are very difficult to image due to thier very low surface brightness. CG4 is a ruptured cometary globule that appears to be ready to "eat" the distant galaxy ESO257-019. In fact, these two objects are very far apart; ESO257-019 being more than 100 million light years further away than CG4. Cometary globules are isolated, relatively small clouds of gas and dust within the Milky Way. CG4, is about 1,300 light years from Earth. Its head is some 1.5 light-years in diameter, and its tail is about eight light-years long. The dusty cloud contains enough material to make several Sun-sized stars. Other cometary globules in the region are CG1 and 2.

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RA (center)	07h30m39s.89
RA (top/left)	07h36m21s.42
RA (top/right)	07h22m20s.63
RA (bottom/right)	07h24m40s.62
RA (bottom/left)	07h39m16s.30

Dec (center)	-47°00′26″.5
Dec (top/left)	-45°35′36″.3
Dec (top/right)	-46°03′06″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	-48°23′52″.10
Dec (bottom/left)	-47°55′16″.5

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