Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1977  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  the Running Man Nebula
NGC 1977 - The Running Mans Nebula, Utkarsh mishra
NGC 1977 - The Running Mans Nebula
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NGC 1977 - The Running Mans Nebula, Utkarsh mishra
NGC 1977 - The Running Mans Nebula
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Sh2-279 (alternatively designated S279 or Sharpless 279) is an HII region and bright nebulae that includes a reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion. It is the northernmost part of the asterism known as Orion's Sword, lying 0.6° north of the Orion Nebula. The reflection nebula embedded in Sh2-279 is popularly known as the Running Man Nebula.

shot from insight observatory Imaging credits ; michael petrasko , muir evenden , Utkarsh Mishra

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16" f3.7 dreamscope , FLi 16803 CCD around 3hrs worth data 1x1

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NGC 1977 - The Running Mans Nebula, Utkarsh mishra