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Date: Feb. 26-27, Mar. 14-16-21 - Location: Davis Mountains west of Fort Davis, TX Telescope: 10 in. RC Mount: Paramount MX Camera: Apogee F8300M Exposure: Ha = 280 min Red and Blue = 120 min. each, Green = 130 min. Click on the image below to view at higher resolution. |
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Located approximately 8,000 light years distance in the constellation Orion the Hunter is a complex of 5 separate objects. These celestial wonders are identified in the Sharpless catalog as Sh2-254 through 258. The brightest of these are Sh2-255 and Sh2-257 and optically lie close to the larger but more diffused Sh2-254. These clouds appear somewhat spheroidal in shape and are in close proximity to each other; however, they may not be physically associated. A labeled image showing the designation of each Sharpless object may be view here.
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1https://www.irida-observatory.org/CCD/Sh2_254/Sh2-254.html
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