Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  HD14510  ·  HD14552  ·  HD15069  ·  IC 1795  ·  LBN 645  ·  LBN 646  ·  LBN 647  ·  LBN 648  ·  LDN 1356  ·  LDN 1359  ·  LDN 1361  ·  NGC 896
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Fish Head Nebula IC 1795 NGC 896, Daniel Stern
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Fish Head Nebula IC 1795 NGC 896

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Fish Head Nebula IC 1795 NGC 896, Daniel Stern
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Fish Head Nebula IC 1795 NGC 896

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To some, this nebula looks like the head of a fish. However, this cosmic portrait really features glowing hydrogen gas and obscuring dust clouds in IC 1795, a star forming region in the northern constellation Cassiopeia.
It s part of the Heart nebula (IC 1805) complex that is located at about 6000 light years away.

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Fish Head Nebula IC 1795 NGC 896, Daniel Stern