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Spider and Fly Nebulae (IC 417 & Sh2-237) in Hubble palette, Massimo Di Fusco
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Spider and Fly Nebulae (IC 417 & Sh2-237) in Hubble palette

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Spider and Fly Nebulae (IC 417 & Sh2-237) in Hubble palette, Massimo Di Fusco
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Spider and Fly Nebulae (IC 417 & Sh2-237) in Hubble palette

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IC 417 (sometimes known as the Spider Nebula) is a large emission nebula to which the open cluster Stock 8 is linked, which is the site of important star formation processes.
Sh2-237 (also known as Fly Nebula or NGC 1931) is an emission and reflection nebula that has been referred to as a "miniature version of the Orion Nebula", as it shares some of the same characteristics.

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