Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lacerta (Lac)
LBN437 - a shark jumping out of the sea, Wei Li
LBN437 - a shark jumping out of the sea
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LBN437 - a shark jumping out of the sea

LBN437 - a shark jumping out of the sea, Wei Li
LBN437 - a shark jumping out of the sea
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LBN437 - a shark jumping out of the sea

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Unlike close by well-known constellations Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, and Cygnus, LBN437 sits in a small constellation named Lacerta. It has no messier object other than a cluster. Nearby Sh2-126 provides rich HII signal this molecular cloud. It is also called Gecko nebular, but it looks more like a jumping shark to me.  The picture shows the view of the cloud from 1200 light year ago.


Ha: 38x1800s
L: 60x600s
R/G/B(bin 2):  40x300s each

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