Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  13.75  ·  134 Tau  ·  18 Ori  ·  205 Martha  ·  37 Ori)  ·  37 phi01 Ori  ·  39 Ori)  ·  39 lam Ori  ·  40 Ori  ·  40 phi02 Ori  ·  B223  ·  B224  ·  B225  ·  B30  ·  B31  ·  B32  ·  B35  ·  B36  ·  HD245409  ·  HD245457  ·  HD248018  ·  HD248221  ·  HD34134  ·  HD34135  ·  HD34149  ·  HD34291  ·  HD34316  ·  HD34445  ·  HD34471  ·  HD34536  ·  And 93 more.
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Sh2-264, Angelfish Nebula (Lambda Orionis Ring), mhtandy
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Sh2-264, Angelfish Nebula (Lambda Orionis Ring)

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Sh2-264, Angelfish Nebula (Lambda Orionis Ring), mhtandy
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Sh2-264, Angelfish Nebula (Lambda Orionis Ring)

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This is a large H II region situated at the head of Orion, in the northern region of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. One of the central stars, lambda Orionis, is responsible for ionization of the surrounding hydrogen. Sh2-263, the Strawberry Nebula, (my last published image) can be seen at bottom right.

I had some difficulty choosing which direction to go with the processing - this is the result of several attempts. A surprising amount of dust appeared after the GHS stretch, so I concentrated on highlighting that during the RGB processing.

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Sh2-264, Angelfish Nebula (Lambda Orionis Ring), mhtandy