Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  16 omi01 CMa  ·  LBN 1052  ·  Sh2-308  ·  The star ο1CMa
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SH2-308, LBN 1052 Dolphin Head Nebula, rdhand
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SH2-308, LBN 1052 Dolphin Head Nebula

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SH2-308, LBN 1052 Dolphin Head Nebula

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SH2-308 is the Dolphin Head Nebula.  It is about 5000 light years distant.  The nebula was formed about 70,000 years ago by a star throwing off its outer hydrogen layers, revealing inner layers of heavier elements.  Stellar winds blowing at 3.8 million mph from this star create the bubble-shaped nebula as they sweep up slower moving material from an earlier phase of the star's evolution. The nebula is approximately 60 light-years across at its widest point.

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SH2-308, LBN 1052 Dolphin Head Nebula, rdhand

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