Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  LBN 904  ·  NGC 2245
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NGC 2245 - "Little Casper", Timothy Martin
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NGC 2245 - "Little Casper"

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NGC 2245 - "Little Casper", Timothy Martin
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NGC 2245 - "Little Casper"

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This is a tight crop of a larger image containing IC 2169/447. But I love this little reflection nebula so I gave it its own treatment here. It really reminds me of M78, so I've given it the name "Little Casper." It's located less than two degrees from the Cone nebula in Monoceros about 5,800 light years away and is part of a reflection/emission/dark nebula complex including not only IC 2169/447, but also NGC 2247 and IC 446.

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