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
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