Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1996  ·  The star 125Tau  ·  The star 26Aur
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Spaghetti Nebula Simeis 147 Sh2-240 Super Nova remnant, David Elmore
Spaghetti Nebula Simeis 147 Sh2-240 Super Nova remnant
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Spaghetti Nebula Simeis 147 Sh2-240 Super Nova remnant

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Spaghetti Nebula Simeis 147 Sh2-240 Super Nova remnant, David Elmore
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Spaghetti Nebula Simeis 147 Sh2-240 Super Nova remnant

Revision title: Spaghetti Nebula Simeis 147 Sh2-240 Super Nova remnamt

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According to Wikipedia this emission nebula was caused by a super nova 40000 years ago and is at a distance of 3000 light years.  Delicate Hydrogen and Oxygen features are highlighted by sulfur encoded as white.

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Title: Spaghetti Nebula Simeis 147 Sh2-240 Super Nova remnamt

Description: The Spaghetti Nebula, Sh2-240, Simeis 147, is a supernova remnant, the remains of a star that exploded 3000 light years distant and seen from Earth about 40,000 years ago.
In that time this filamentary shell has expanded to about a 3° (6 Moons) in diameter.

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Spaghetti Nebula Simeis 147 Sh2-240 Super Nova remnant, David Elmore

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