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NGC 896 • The Fish Head Nebula (Starless), Douglas J Struble

NGC 896 • The Fish Head Nebula (Starless)

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NGC 896 • The Fish Head Nebula (Starless), Douglas J Struble

NGC 896 • The Fish Head Nebula (Starless)

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This is how the Fish Head Nebula would look subtracting the stars as we see through our own galaxy.

NGC 896 (IC 1795) is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is often referred to as the Fishhead Nebula. It is a large star-forming region that is part of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805). It lies six thousand light years away and has a diameter of 70 light years. It is part of the Perseus molecular cloud.

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NGC 896 • The Fish Head Nebula (Starless), Douglas J Struble