Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  B37  ·  IC 2169  ·  IC 446  ·  IC 447  ·  NGC 2245  ·  NGC 2247
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Dreyer's Nebula, IC-447 (IC-2169)

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Dreyer's Nebula, IC-447 (IC-2169)

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13 h of LRGB+Ha data.

IC-447 (IC-2169) is sometimes called Dreyer's nebula after John Louis Emil Dreyer (1852 - 1926) the Danish astronomer who compiled the NGC and IC catalogues.

This image is from Wikipedia.

Dreyer's nebula is only about 2° from the Christmas Tree Cluster. The large area of Hydrogen-alpha emission at the upper right leads to the Cone nebula and it's all part of the Monoceros R1 Complex.

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Title: Dreyer's Nebula, IC-447 (IC-2169)

Description: 13h of LRGB+Ha data. IC-447 is sometimes called Dreyer's nebula for John Louis Emil Dreyer (1852 - 1926), the Danish astronomer who compiled the NGC and IC catalogues.

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Title: Dreyer's Nebula, IC-447 (IC-2169)

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