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SH2-261 - The Brain (Lower's Nebula), Gary Sizer

SH2-261 - The Brain (Lower's Nebula)

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SH2-261 - The Brain (Lower's Nebula), Gary Sizer

SH2-261 - The Brain (Lower's Nebula)

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Acquired over four nights between December 30th 2022 and Jan 16th 2023. 

Lower's nebula (Sh2-261) is found on the outermost edge of our Milkyway between the Orion and Perseus arm. Sh2-261 is a large faint region of predominantly ionized hydrogen. The nebula is named after Harold and Charles Lower who discovered this nebula in 1939.

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SH2-261 - The Brain (Lower's Nebula), Gary Sizer

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