Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Pyxis (Pyx)  ·  Contains:  LBN 1073  ·  LBN 1074  ·  LBN 1075  ·  LBN 1076  ·  LBN 1077  ·  LBN 1078  ·  LBN 1079  ·  LBN 1080  ·  LBN 1081  ·  LBN 1082  ·  LBN 1083  ·  LBN 1085  ·  NGC 2717  ·  NGC 2772  ·  NGC 2784  ·  NGC 2815  ·  NGC 2821  ·  NGC 2888  ·  NGC 2891  ·  PK253+10.1  ·  Sh2-312  ·  The star γPyx  ·  The star δPyx  ·  The star ηPyx  ·  The star θPyx  ·  The star κPyx  ·  The star λPyx  ·  del Pyx  ·  eta Pyx  ·  gam Pyx  ·  And 3 more.
Great Pyxis / Loon Nebula, John Ebersole
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Great Pyxis / Loon Nebula

Great Pyxis / Loon Nebula, John Ebersole
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Great Pyxis / Loon Nebula

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Spanning over 10 degrees and nearly 1 hour of RA is the huge, but dim, Great Pyxis nebula. Without an apparent nickname, I have called it the Loon Nebula, given its shape like the waterfowl of northern lakes. This is a 2 frame mosaic of Ha data displayed in a modified hot iron palette.

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Great Pyxis / Loon Nebula, John Ebersole