Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)  ·  Contains:  Gem A  ·  IC 443  ·  LBN 844  ·  Sh2-248
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The Jellyfish Nebula study IC 443, Barry Wilson
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The Jellyfish Nebula study IC 443

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From Wikipedia: "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 starCXOU 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."

Processed to illustrate the layers of the SNR gases as they interact.  I've uploaded a bright version to illustrate these interactions.

Data acquisition: Barry Wilson & Steve Milne
Processing: Barry Wilson

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Title: Bright version to better see the faint gases

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The Jellyfish Nebula study IC 443, Barry Wilson