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SH2-308 HOO, data from Insight Observatory, Andreas Zeinert
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SH2-308 HOO, data from Insight Observatory

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SH2-308 HOO, data from Insight Observatory, Andreas Zeinert
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SH2-308 HOO, data from Insight Observatory

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As this object is difficult to capture from my location, I decided to give it a try with data from Insight Observatory (AFIL9). This is pure HOO processing Red = Ha, Green and Blue = OIII, no mixing of channels or magic formula.Quite a fascinating target. The distance is under debate, around 5000 light years.

Source Wikipedia :
Sh2-308, also designated as Sharpless 308, RCW 11, or LBN 1052, and commonly known as the Dolphin-Head Nebula, is an H II region located near the center of the constellation Canis Major, composed of ionised hydrogen. It is about 8 degrees south of Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. The nebula is bubble-like and surrounds a Wolf–Rayet star named EZ Canis Majoris. This star is in the brief, pre-supernova phase of its stellar evolution.

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SH2-308 HOO, data from Insight Observatory, Andreas Zeinert