Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  125 Tau  ·  13.91  ·  15.28  ·  26 Aur  ·  338 Budrosa  ·  769 Tatjana  ·  LBN 818  ·  LBN 822  ·  LBN 826  ·  NGC 1996  ·  Sh2-240  ·  The star 125 Tau  ·  The star 26 Aur
Spaghetti Nebula, SH2-240, Randy
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Spaghetti Nebula, SH2-240

Spaghetti Nebula, SH2-240, Randy
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Spaghetti Nebula, SH2-240

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The Spaghetti Nebula, SH2-240, is a large faint supernova remnant in Taurus. It has an apparent size of about 200' x 180'. It is estimated to be 3000 light-year away and about 40,000 years old.

The 96' minutes of exposure time at f/2.8 is equivalent to 12 hours and 48 minutes of exposure time at f/8.

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Spaghetti Nebula, SH2-240, Randy

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