Nebulae
IC 443 Jellyfish Nebula in Gemini
This nebula is around 5000 lightyears distant and is the remnant of a supernova – the explosion of a massive star. The overall nebula is large, this image concentrating on the brightest part of the 'jellyfish body'. It shows the supernova wavefront, convoluted as it interacts with density variations in the interstellar medium.
This image is the result of 10h of data capture, on 5 evenings in February and March 2021.
ZWO ASI071MC Pro colour camera, through a Teleskop-Service 8-inch Ritchey-Chretien reflector.
Date: 01/03/2021
Photographer: Graham Wilcock
