Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)
HH_46 - 47, Kfir Simon
HH_46 - 47
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HH 46/47 is a complex of Herbig–Haro objects (HH objects), located about 1,470 light-years away in a Bok globule near the Gum nebula.

Jets of partially ionized gas emerging from a young star produce visible shocks upon impact with the ambient medium.

Discovered in 1977, it is one of the most studied HH objects and the first jet to be associated with young stars was found in HH 46/47.

Four emission nebula, HH 46, HH 47A, HH 47C and HH 47D and a jet, HH 47B, have been identified in the complex.

It also contains a mostly unipolar molecular outflow, and two large bow shocks on opposite sides of the source star.

The overall size of the complex is about 3 parsecs (10 light years).(WIKI)

PLEASE see the next image for a closeup on HH47A JET stream

Ha for 2 hrs - Bin 2

Luminance for 2 hrs (bin 1)

RGB - 30 min per color (bin 2)

Total of 5.5 HRS

Imaged with the 16" f3.75 Dream Astrograph.

Apogee Alta U-16M camera.

Imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia

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HH_46 - 47, Kfir Simon