Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1491
NGC 1491 and the Fossil Footprint Nebula, Michael Caligiuri
NGC 1491 and the Fossil Footprint Nebula
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NGC 1491 and the Fossil Footprint Nebula

NGC 1491 and the Fossil Footprint Nebula, Michael Caligiuri
NGC 1491 and the Fossil Footprint Nebula
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NGC 1491 and the Fossil Footprint Nebula

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This is an SHO+RGB image of a large cloud of molecular hydrogen and oxygen taking the shape of a footprint.  Hot young stars withinthe HII region,  NGC1491, ignite the surrounding Ha, OIII and SII.  Imaged over 2 nights under excellent conditions.  2x2 binned.  RGB channels applied to star color only. Image is cropped from the full frame original.

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NGC 1491 and the Fossil Footprint Nebula, Michael Caligiuri