The Gum 15 star formation region
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12.5" f/9 Quasar Ritchey Chretien, SBIG STL11000, Losmandy Tita9
Frames: Red: 10x600", Green: 9x600", Blue: 21x60", Lum: 74x600", total exposure: 16.1 horas
This richly detailed shows the star formation region Gum 15. This little-known object is located in the constellation of Vela (The Sails), some 3000 light-years from Earth. The glowing cloud is a stunning example of an HII region.
Copyright: Insight Observatory (Franck Jobard by Deep Sky Chile) / Ruben Barbosa
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