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Photographer:

Bruce

Location of Photo:

SkyPi Remote Observatory, New Mexico

Date/Time of photo:

8/28 - 9/1/2022

Equipment:

12.5" Planewave telescope, QSI-690ws camera

Description:

Sharpless 2-112 is a small, circular nebula that is being ionized by the intensely hot, young star seen at the center. This star has about 30x the mass of our sun and radiates strongly in ultra-violet. The nebula is on the surface of a huge cloud of molecular hydrogen

Website:

https://www.coldphotons.com/zen_astro/astro_images/Sh2-112_Web.jpg