Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)
NGC 2392 - The Eskimo Nebula, Iwan Tjioe
NGC 2392 - The Eskimo Nebula
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NGC 2392 - The Eskimo Nebula

NGC 2392 - The Eskimo Nebula, Iwan Tjioe
NGC 2392 - The Eskimo Nebula
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NGC 2392 - The Eskimo Nebula

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The Eskimo Nebula in Gemini is a small but fairly bright and colorful object containing a central white dwarf. It is the remnant of a dying star similar in mass to our sun. The adjacent bright star is at mag 9.2. Taken with the quarter moon up high.

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NGC 2392 - The Eskimo Nebula, Iwan Tjioe