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Spider and the Fly nebula, IC417, NGC1931, Greg Meyer MD
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Spider and the Fly nebula, IC417, NGC1931

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Spider and the Fly nebula, IC417, NGC1931

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IC417 & NGC 1931, is commonly known as the Spider and Fly Nebula.  They are located approximately 10,000 and 7,000 light-years respectively from the Earth in the constellation Auriga.  These two nebulae are composed of massive clouds of gas and dust and is the site of new stellar birth.  The gas in the nebula is excited by a clusters of massive, relatively newly formed, stars located near their centers.  Taken from downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Big help here in processing from Russ Croman, using his NoiseExt, StarExt, and BlurExt.

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Spider and the Fly nebula, IC417, NGC1931, Greg Meyer MD

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