Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1491
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Fossil Footprint Nebula (NGC1491, Sh2-206), Gary Trapuzzano
Fossil Footprint Nebula (NGC1491, Sh2-206)
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Fossil Footprint Nebula (NGC1491, Sh2-206)

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Fossil Footprint Nebula (NGC1491, Sh2-206), Gary Trapuzzano
Fossil Footprint Nebula (NGC1491, Sh2-206)
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Fossil Footprint Nebula (NGC1491, Sh2-206)

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NGC 1491 (also designated SH2-206 and LBN 704), discovered by William Herschel in 1790, is a bright emission nebula and HII region.  It is located on the edge of a vast cloud region of neutral gas, about 10,700 light-years away in the Perseus arm of our Milky Way Galaxy in the constellation Perseus.  Despite its large size of about 21 light years across, its distance from Earth means that it appears visually small.

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Fossil Footprint Nebula (NGC1491, Sh2-206), Gary Trapuzzano

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