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Sh2-284, John Bozeman

Sh2-284

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Sh2-284, John Bozeman

Sh2-284

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Description

Sh2-284 is a giant HII region (emission nebula) in Monoceros. Inside of it is an open star cluster, whose light is energizing the hydrogen gas in the nebula. Stellar winds from the star cluster are clearing out the center of the nebula, giving it a distinctive hollow spherical shape. 

Data from the Hubble Space Telescope MAST Portal. Release date: 2023-07-11

Camera: WFC3

Color Mapped:

Red-F160W
Green-F125W
Blue-F125W

Processed with FITS Liberator, GraXpert, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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Sh2-284, John Bozeman