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Sh2-240 / Simeis 147 / SNR G180.0-01.7 (2002-2003), Giuseppe Donatiello
Sh2-240 / Simeis 147 / SNR G180.0-01.7 (2002-2003)
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Sh2-240 / Simeis 147 / SNR G180.0-01.7 (2002-2003)

Sh2-240 / Simeis 147 / SNR G180.0-01.7 (2002-2003), Giuseppe Donatiello
Sh2-240 / Simeis 147 / SNR G180.0-01.7 (2002-2003)
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Sh2-240 / Simeis 147 / SNR G180.0-01.7 (2002-2003)

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Simeis 147 (2002-2003)

From a slides data set. About 16h total exposure on Kodak Elitechrome E200.

Pentacon MC 200/4 lens

Simeis 147, also known as the Spaghetti Nebula, SNR G180.0-01.7 or Sharpless 2-240, is a supernova remnant (SNR) in Auriga and Taurus. Discovered in 1952 at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory using a 25-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, it is difficult to observe due to its extremely low brightness. The remnant has an apparent diameter of approximately 3° (as six full moons), at 3000 (±350) light-years and an age of obout 40,000 years.

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Sh2-240 / Simeis 147 / SNR G180.0-01.7 (2002-2003), Giuseppe Donatiello