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Sh2- 29 and LBN 33 - Star formation in the constellation
Sagittarius |
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Object Description:
Our image shows an
H-II star forming region in the constellation Sagittarius, catalogued as
Simeis 188 or also Sharpless 29 and LBN 33. It
lies not far east of the Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8. The region contains the
separate nebular parts NGC 6559 and IC 4685, 1274 and 1275 and shows all 3
manifestations of galactic nebulae: emission and reflection nebulae and dark
clouds. The distance to the solar system is about 5500 light
years. |
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We
give a detailed description in our
Wide Field View of this colourful region.
A
description of the ESO of Sharpless 29
can be found here.
And a mosaic of the entire
region from us, together with Messier 8 and Messier 20,
we show here.
Everything about Stewart Sharpless and
his complete catalogue
can be found here.
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with Annotations and size comparison to the moon. |
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by Franz Hofmann + Wolfgang Paech |