Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  IC 342

Image of the day 12/04/2019

ic342, bawind Lin
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ic342

Image of the day 12/04/2019

ic342, bawind Lin
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ic342

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Spiral Galaxy IC342 is located roughly 11 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Camelopardalis, “the giraffe.” —makes IC342 a prime target for studies of star formation and astrochemistry.

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China Lijiang Gemini Observatory