Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  The star ο1CMa
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Sharpless 308 2 frame mosaic QHY600, Patrick Dufour
Sharpless 308 2 frame mosaic QHY600
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Sharpless 308 2 frame mosaic QHY600, Patrick Dufour
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Sharpless 308 2 frame mosaic QHY600

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The magnificent and very weak nebula is an H II region located near the center of the constellation Canis Major surrounding the pre-supernova phase star EZ Canis Majoris. The blue shell nebula is well shown with the use of a narrow band OIII filter but this require long acquisition time.

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Sharpless 308 2 frame mosaic QHY600, Patrick Dufour

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