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Lambda Orionis Ring and Collinder 69
Lambda Orionis (Meissa) is the bright blue star in the centre of this image, amongst the bright stars of the Collinder 69 open cluster. However this is partly a line of sight effect, as Meissa is 1100 lightyears distant, while most of Collinder 69 (and associated nebulosity) is around 1400 lightyears away.
The Lambda Orionis Ring (Sh2-264) is the hydrogen emission nebulosity appearing to envelop and surround these stars. However, this 6x8 degree image covers only the centre of the massive nebula.
This LRGBHa image is the result of 78 minutes of remote data capture from Chile, on an evening in January 2023. A ZWO 1600MM camera was used, through a 135mm Samyang lens.
Date: 24/01/2023
Photographer: Graham Wilcock
