Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  NGC 896
Fishhead Nebula, Chris Smith
Fishhead Nebula
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Fishhead Nebula

Fishhead Nebula, Chris Smith
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Fishhead Nebula

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The Fishhead Nebula (IC 1795) is a bright emission nebula 6,000 light-years away from Earth in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. Spanning 70 light years across, it is part of a complex of star forming regions that lie at the edge of a large molecular cloud (W3) located in the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way.

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Fishhead Nebula, Chris Smith