NGC 1555 in Taurus

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NGC 1555 in Taurus is also designated as SH2-238 in the Sharpless Catalog. Illuminated by the bright golden star, T Tauri at center, Hind's Variable Nebula is a Herbig–Haro object.  NGC 1555 was discovered in 1852 by English astronomer John Russell Hind.



PlaneWave 17" CDK, U16M, Paramount ME, PixInsight 1.8 Acquisition by Bill Snyder at SRO

Copyright: Bill Snyder (Acquisition) and Warren Keller (Processing)

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