Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  16 CMa)  ·  PK233-10.1  ·  PK236-10.1  ·  Sh2-303  ·  Sh2-308  ·  The star Udra (ο1 CMa
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Sh2-308 - The Dolphin Nebula, Brian Puhl
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Sh2-308 - The Dolphin Nebula

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Sh2-308 - The Dolphin Nebula, Brian Puhl
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Sh2-308 - The Dolphin Nebula

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Sh2-308 data provided by @Insight Observatory, this time from the highly regarded dark skies of Hakos, Namibia from affiliate scope AFIL-9.   The Dolphin Nebula surrounds a Wolf-Rayet star named EZ Canis Majorus which creates intense radiation, ionizing the hydrogen surrounding it.  Sharpless 308 is approximately 4500 light years away from earth, spanning approximately 30 light years across.

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Sh2-308 - The Dolphin Nebula, Brian Puhl