Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  NGC 896
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IC 1795, Fishhead Nebula, Doug Summers
IC 1795, Fishhead Nebula
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IC 1795, Fishhead Nebula

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IC 1795, Fishhead Nebula, Doug Summers
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IC 1795, Fishhead Nebula

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Extending out of the bottom of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), the Fishhead Nebula is part of the same HII region of star formation.  The nebula is 6K light-years distant, and 12 arcminutes wide, giving a true extent of ~70 light-years in diameter.   There's quite a range of colors in this image, indicating different chemicals and ionization states in the extended cloud / region.

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IC 1795, Fishhead Nebula, Doug Summers

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