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Capturing the Jellyfish

Simon Todd from Haywards Heath, U.K.

The Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) in Gemini is a supernova remnant roughly 5,000 light-years distant. This Hubble-palette image was acquired over the course of four months and a total of nearly 24 hours of exposure with an 8-inch scope.