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SH2-261 Lower’s Nebula, Nigel
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SH2-261 Lower’s Nebula

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SH2-261 Lower’s Nebula

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Lower's Nebula is 10th magnitude emission nebula in Orion. It is 2935 light years distant, appears as a 30.0 x 15.0 arcminutes object in the sky corresponding to a diameter of 26 light years. Near the centre is an unusually shaped reflection nebula which appears green in this OSC image taken with a Ha - OIII dual band filter.

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  • SH2-261 Lower’s Nebula, Nigel
    Original
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    SH2-261 Lower’s Nebula, Nigel
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SH2-261 Lower’s Nebula, Nigel