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Old 30-11-2012, 10:11 PM
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IC1848 - The Soul Nebula - Maffei 2

Another gem from the Cassiopeia's Costellation ... a large HII Bubble , the Soul Nebula (Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667) .. and a surprise in bottom right corner: the Maffei 2 galaxy. Discovered by italian astronomer Paolo Maffei in 1971. Usually visible in infrared image because obscured by the Milky Way's foreground dust clouds.

http://www.starkeeper.it/IC1848.htm

Thanks for looking.
All the best,
Leo
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