Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  The star ο1CMa
Sh2-Dolphin nebula, lizarranet
Sh2-Dolphin nebula
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Sh2-Dolphin nebula, lizarranet
Sh2-Dolphin nebula
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Sh2-308 (aka Dolphin head nebula) is an emission nebula formed by the intense stelar winds of EZ Canis Majoris. A 7th magnitude star not far away from Sirius.

The image is a bicolour palette with OIII and HII data. Also with some RGB for colorize a little bit the stars.

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Sh2-Dolphin nebula, lizarranet