Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)
Dark Nebulae Sandqvist 111,112 in Vela, John Ebersole
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Dark Nebulae Sandqvist 111,112 in Vela

Dark Nebulae Sandqvist 111,112 in Vela, John Ebersole
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Dark Nebulae Sandqvist 111,112 in Vela

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This beautiful collection of nebulae is found in the southeast quadrant of the greater Gum nebula. Sandqvist 111 is the larger of the central nebulae and it contains Haro-Herbig 46-47 (the eye of the seal head profile). Whether or not these are dark nebulae or cometary globules is debatable, since several of the lesser nebulae have an elongated shape and a right upward oblique orientation appropriate for Puppis-Vela CGs of this location. This is an Ha image processed in a modified hot iron palette.

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Dark Nebulae Sandqvist 111,112 in Vela, John Ebersole