Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)  ·  Contains:  13 Gem)  ·  7 Gem)  ·  Calx (μ Gem  ·  Gem A  ·  IC 443  ·  IC 444  ·  Part of the constellation Gemini (Gem)  ·  Praepes (η Gem  ·  Tejat Posterior  ·  Tejat Prior  ·  The star 12 Gem  ·  The star Propus  ·  The star Tejat
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Jellyfish Nebula in SHORGB, Michael McGowan
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Jellyfish Nebula in SHORGB

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Jellyfish Nebula in SHORGB

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The Jellyfish Nebula, IC 443, is the product of a supernova which occurred around 30,000 years ago.  A neutron star is all that is left of the original star.  This supernova remnant is located about 5,000 light years from earth and is approximately 70 light years across.

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Jellyfish Nebula in SHORGB, Michael McGowan