Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  B223  ·  HD34989  ·  LBN 866  ·  LBN 867  ·  LDN 1588  ·  Sh2-263
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Sh2-263

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Sh2-263

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This is a nice emission and reflection nebula in a dusty region of Orion, named either the Strawberry or Raspberry Nebula, depending on the source. The central blue-white star HD 34989 powers the HII emissions, and is about 1700 light-years from the Sun.

I wanted more time on this (of course!) but the forecast is looking iffy for the next week - so went ahead and published it. I'm pleasantly surprised at how much of the emission nebula can be captured without using a narrowband filter.

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Sh2-263, mhtandy

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