NGC 2467 in the constellation Puppis

The emission nebula NGC 2467 is an area of nebulosity with the size of the full moon, which contains several massive young star clusters. The two marked star clusters Haffner 18 and 19 are only one respectively two million years old.

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Date:04.-05.04.2022
Optics: Astro Physics EDF
Aperture: 130 mm
Focal Length: 870 mm
Camera: ZWO ASI 071 MC
Exposure: 18 x 600 s
Location: Chamaeleon Observatory, Onjala Lodge, Namibia
Processing: PixInsight, Photoshop
Diameter:50 light years
Distance:4,400 light years
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