Astronomy Friday — Lion Nebula

Mar 4, 2022

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NGC 2392 (the fuzzy ball to the left of the central star in this photo) is now known as the Lion Nebula and is a double-shelled planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini. The bright center is not a star but another interior layer of gas being ejected by the unseen central star.

21x2.50 secs; LX Pro Mono; Starblast 114mm Autotracker; cropped

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