Does anybody know the official Name for this target?
I have caputed this version of this rarely captured beauty: https://app.astrobin.com/u/pmneo?i=96df48#gallery
It reminds me to the Shrimp Nebula: https://app.astrobin.com/u/pmneo?i=zg6bfu#gallery
CS
Philip
Someone seems to have dubbed it the “Prawn Nebula”; but it seems to lack an actual name.
Very nice image and subject.
If I was in charge of naming it I’d go with The Red Narwhal.
Lovely photo BTW.
The actual Prawn Nebula is IC 4628 and resides in the constellation of Scorpius
Sh2-204 is also called as Shrimp Nebula though there is no formal name I guess !
The Shrimp is Sh2-188. Though I suppose they wouldn’t be the first to share a name.
Thanks together!
I was also thinking to “Roman Snail”? The O-III part could be treated as the house of the snail?
CS
Thanks together!
I was also thinking to “Roman Snail”? The O-III part could be treated as the house of the snail?
CS
Was thinking of a snail as well! “Snail Nebula” has a nice ring to it. But why “Roman”?