Wallpaper author:
Tal Ny
13 Feb 2023
IC 46287 - Prawn Nebula
Prawn Nebula, also known as IC 4628, is an emission nebula located in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, around 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. It forms part of the tail of the "False Comet" anchored by the bright open cluster NGC 6231.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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IC 4628
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