Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  Butterfly nebula  ·  IC 2220

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    IC2220 (Toby Jug Nebula) region, GN 07.55.9, AGN 07.54.2; Carina, Thomas V. Davis
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    IC2220 (Toby Jug Nebula) region, GN 07.55.9, AGN 07.54.2; Carina

    Image of the day 07/07/2018

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      IC2220 (Toby Jug Nebula) region, GN 07.55.9, AGN 07.54.2; Carina, Thomas V. Davis
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      IC2220 (Toby Jug Nebula) region, GN 07.55.9, AGN 07.54.2; Carina

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      IC 2220 Toby Jug Nebula, GN 07.55.9, AGN 07.54.2; Carina

      Astro-Physics 155 EDF (155TCC) f/5.4 refractor

      KAF-16803 FLI Proline

      Total Exposure Time: 8+ hours, LRGB 140:120:100:140 minutes unbinned

      April-May 2010; RDO, Moorook, AU

      Comments: The bright yellow reflection nebula right of center has been called the Toby Jug Nebula. This image shows the expansive cloud of interstellar dust from which it is created.

      In examining the nebula IC 2220, Astronomers Paul Murdin, David Allen and astrophotographer David Malin coined the name "Toby Jug Nebula" for the object because of its shape as tankard of a type called Toby Jug. Another name given to this object is the Butterfly Nebula, owing to the similarity in appearance as a butterfly in flight.

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      IC2220 (Toby Jug Nebula) region, GN 07.55.9, AGN 07.54.2; Carina, Thomas V. Davis