Sharpless 239 - rarely imaged and almost colourless

[Mark72 431]

Hi,

This is not as widely imaged as Orion Nebula and colour is a disaster to process still some nice details here:

http://www.astrobin.com/25438/

Thanks for looking!

Mark

[Gina 14,660]

Nice one Interesting Sepia tint

[stonemonkeylives 89]

Nice.

sent from Gherkin Muncher mk .III (commonly known as a Galaxy S2)

[michael.h.f.wilkinson 18,499]

Very nice. Interesting object

[Mark72 431]

Thanks!

Mark

[Lars 70]

This is a great picture of an object I had to Google to learn more about. And it turned out to be a very interesting area and birthplace for new stars. Here is a link from "Bad Astronomy" for those who want to learn some more:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/02/the-gorgeous-birth-pangs-of-young-stars/#more-41478

/Lars

[Yoddha 532]

Great image and very interesting object!

[kenmyers 45]

Nice detail, where can I find this?

[Mark72 431]

Thanks guys,

It's in Taurus, not far from Aldebaran.

Mark

[stellawolf 99]

Nice one

[Mark72 431]

Thanks!

Mark