Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  NGC 103  ·  NGC 136  ·  The star 12 Cas
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SH2-173 - The Phantom of the Opera Nebula, Marcus Reed
SH2-173 - The Phantom of the Opera Nebula
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SH2-173 - The Phantom of the Opera Nebula

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SH2-173 - The Phantom of the Opera Nebula, Marcus Reed
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SH2-173 - The Phantom of the Opera Nebula

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Overnight, I was able to capture 4 hours of Sh2-173, the Phantom of the Opera Nebula. Standard shot and a star reduced version.  Sh2-173 is an emission nebula lying 8,800 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is part of the Perseus arm of our Milky Way Galaxy. Its shape and dark dust clouds bear a resemblance to the mask worn by the Phantom of the Opera in the Broadway musical or the film starring Lon Chaney. Hence it is commonly referred to as the Phantom of the Opera Nebula. It is an extremely faint nebula requiring long exposures.

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SH2-173 - The Phantom of the Opera Nebula, Marcus Reed