Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  IC 2220  ·  Toby Jug Nebula
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IC 2220 the Butterfly or Toby Jug Nebula, gregengland
IC 2220 the Butterfly or Toby Jug Nebula
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IC 2220 the Butterfly or Toby Jug Nebula

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IC 2220 the Butterfly or Toby Jug Nebula, gregengland
IC 2220 the Butterfly or Toby Jug Nebula
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IC 2220 the Butterfly or Toby Jug Nebula

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IC 2220 the Butterfly Nebula.
Taken over 3 nights due to weather and the fact it sets behind a tree around 8.30pm!!!!
Skywatcher 190MN
camera ZWO 533mm pro
37 X 240 sec Luminance.
20 X 180 sec each of blue, green and red.
The bright red star HD 65750 is surrounded by a remarkable butterfly-shaped region of nebulosity. It was found on a Schmidt plate, taken in April 1971 with the 24"/36" Curtis Schmidt telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile and has been subsequently identified with the designation IC2220.

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