IC 443 & Sh 2-249

Posted by azindarkskies
on Wednesday, December 19, 2012

IC 443, the Jellyfish Nebula, is a Galactic supernova remnant, in the constellation Gemini, that occurred 8,000 years ago. It is one of the best studied cases of supernova remnants, interacting with surrounding molecular clouds. IC 443 spans about 65 light-years at an estimated distance of 5,000 light-years.

The large expanse, to the left and to the top of the image, is the emission nebula Sh2-249... at a distance of 5200 light years.

Equipment : Takahashi FSQ106ED@F/5, FLI ML16803, SX Lodestar & Astrodon MOAG

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