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AAAP Congratulates Member Bill Snyder for the NASA APOD, December 24, 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

Note: Prior to Mr. Bill Snyder being recognized for the December 24, 2014 NASA APOD, http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141224.html, he was previously recognized for The Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day, December 12, 2014 for his image of the fish Head Nebula. Mr. Synder has won many APOD’s (~7 or 8) and many Astronomy Magazine Pictures of the Day. This year Bill’s best was to be awarded 2014 International Astrophotographer of the Year in the Deep Space Category. http://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/2014-winners/deep-space