Name: The "jellyfish" nebula

Constellation:Gemini

Instrument: 8-inch F5 reflector with a sky watcher coma corrector and a modified Nikon D3300

Exposure time:A stack of 16 five-minute exposures at ISO 800.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

 
 

Magnitude: 12.0

Angular size: 50'

This nebula is a super nova remnant, which was created 30-35,000 years ago. Some estimates have it happening earlier.  Its shape is similar to that of a jellyfish, which is why it gets its name. The nearby star, Eta Geminorum makes locating this target easy.

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