Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  PGC 21338
Cometary Globule 4 (CG4) (Hand of God Nebula) [RGB], Dean Carr
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Cometary Globule 4 (CG4) (Hand of God Nebula) [RGB]

Cometary Globule 4 (CG4) (Hand of God Nebula) [RGB], Dean Carr
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Cometary Globule 4 (CG4) (Hand of God Nebula) [RGB]

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Cometary Globule 4 (CG4), also nicknamed as the 'Hand of God' Nebula, is a dusty star-forming region approximately 1,300 light-years away from Earth and can be seen in the constellation of Puppis. Cometary globules are named as such because their shapes somewhat resemble comets. The nickname may refer to the nebula’s resemblance to an arm and hand stretching out to grab the far more distant galaxy (to the left in this image).

This RGB image was fully processed in PixInsight. Finalized pictures were cropped and re-sampled by 200% for aesthetic reasons.

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Cometary Globule 4 (CG4) (Hand of God Nebula) [RGB], Dean Carr