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March 2022

IC 2395

IC 2395 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Vela, located at the lower
right of this image. You can see this cluster includes some faint blue reflection
nebula. In the background is the glowing red of hydrogen, as well as
the blue glow of ionized oxygen, part of the shock wave from a super nova.

Image data:
Camera: STXL-11002
Telescope: Planewave 17" CDK
Exposure: Red, Green, Blue, Hydrogen-alpha & Oxygen III; total exposure = 43 hours, 45 minutes
Location: Observatorio El Sauce, Chile


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