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IC443 The Jellyfish Nebula with IC444, Jim Raskett
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IC443 The Jellyfish Nebula with IC444

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IC 443 (also known as the Jellyfish Nebula and Sharpless 248 (Sh2-248)) is a galactic supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Gemini. On the plane of the sky, it is located near the star Eta Geminorum. Its distance is roughly 5,000 light years from Earth.

IC 443 may be the remains of a supernova that occurred 3,000 - 30,000 years ago. The same supernova event likely created the neutron star CXOU J061705.3+222127, the collapsed remnant of the stellar core. IC 443 is one of the best-studied cases of supernova remnants interacting with surrounding molecular clouds.

Lots of rich ionized hydrogen throughout the field.


Imaged over two partial evenings (target goes into the trees).

Thanks for lookinq!

Jim

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IC443 The Jellyfish Nebula with IC444, Jim Raskett