NGC 2932

The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392), also known as the Clown-faced Nebula, Lion Nebula, or Caldwell 39, is a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula (PN). It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel in 1787. The formation resembles a person's head surrounded by a parka hood. It is surrounded by gas that composed the outer layers of a Sun-like star. The visible inner filaments are ejected by a strong wind of particles from the central star. The outer disk contains unusual, light-year-long filaments.

This is quite something considering the elevation of 25 degrees and size of  43” Great work getting this Steve Mazlin and Stuart Forman.

Imaged from SWOS in El Sauce, Chile in April 2023 using a 24″ Planewave CDK @ f/6.5 and SBIG STX-16803. Image scale 0.47″/pixel with 2.5 hours Ha, 2.5 hours OIII, and 2.5 hours S2. Processing in PixInsight and PS.

Image Processing: Mark Hanson

Data: Mazlin, Forman, Hanson, Parker

You can see Steves version here:  https://ourcolorfulcosmos.com/mazlin/nebulae/ngc-2392/

 Enjoy, Mark