Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  LBN 645  ·  LBN 646  ·  LBN 647  ·  LBN 648  ·  LBN 650  ·  LDN 1359  ·  LDN 1361  ·  NGC 896
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IC 1795 The Fishhead Nebula, George  Yendrey
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IC 1795 The Fishhead Nebula

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IC 1795 The Fishhead Nebula, George  Yendrey
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IC 1795 The Fishhead Nebula

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IC 1795 - The Fish Head Nebula, also known as the Northern Bear Nebula, is part of a huge star forming system of gas and dust located along the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy.  The nebula is located in the constellation Cassiopeia approximately 6000 light-years from the Earth and is adjacent to the much larger Heart Nebula.  The brighter region of IC 1795 is designated NGC 896 and is the home to many massive, young, stars.

For more information on this object: IC 1795 - The Fish Head Nebula (waid-observatory.com)

This image is a simulated Hubble Palette (SHO) image created in PixInsight.  The image of this object is cropped from a larger image of the The Heart Nebula (IC 1805).

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IC 1795 The Fishhead Nebula, George  Yendrey