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AAAP Congratulates Member Bill Snyder for the Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day December 12, 2014 The Fish Head Nebula

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The Fish Head Nebula (IC 1795) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen.

  • The Fish Head Nebula

    Bill Snyder from Connellsville, Pennsylvania
    The Fish Head Nebula (IC 1795) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen. The brighter portion carries the designation NGC 896. It lies some 6,000 light-years from Earth and spans approximately 70 light-years. (17-inch PlaneWave corrected Dall-Kirkham reflector, SBIG STXL-11002 CCD camera, Hydrogen-alpha/Oxygen-III/Sulfur-II image with exposures of 7, 6, and 6 hours, respectively) From: http://www.astronomy.com/photos