Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  112 bet Tau  ·  118 Tau  ·  12.06  ·  125 Tau  ·  136 Tau  ·  22 Aur  ·  26 Aur  ·  423 Diotima  ·  Alnath  ·  El Nath (βTau)  ·  PK178-02.1  ·  PK181+00.1  ·  Sh2-240  ·  Sh2-242  ·  The star 118Tau  ·  The star 125Tau  ·  The star 136Tau  ·  The star 26Aur  ·  The star Elnath
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SH2-240 - The Spaghetti Nebula in SHO, Cfosterstars
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SH2-240 - The Spaghetti Nebula in SHO

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SH2-240 - The Spaghetti Nebula in SHO

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This was captured with my Canon ES 135mm lens at F/2.5. This is a very dim and low brightness target and I found it quite difficult to process.

From Wikipedia: Simeis 147, also known as the Spaghetti Nebula, SNR G180.0-01.7 or Sharpless 2-240, is a supernova remnant (SNR) in the Milky Way, straddling the border between the constellations Auriga and Taurus. The nebulous area is fairly large with an almost spherical shell and filamentary structure. The remnant has an apparent diameter of approximately 3 degrees, an estimated distance of approximately 3000 (±350) light-years, and an age of approximately 40,000 years. It is believed that after its stellar explosion a rapidly spinning neutron star known as pulsar PSR J0538+2817 was left behind in the nebula core, emitting a strong radio signal.

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SH2-240 - The Spaghetti Nebula in SHO, Cfosterstars