Eskimo Nebula

NGC 2392 in Gemini, also known as the Eskimo Nebula, is a planetary about 2900 light years from Earth. NGC 2392 is a double-shelled object that appears like a head surrounded by a hood, which is made up of gas that was originally the outer layers of a star much like our sun. A strong wind of particles from the star has created visible inner filaments and the outer disk also displays unusually long filaments, some of which are a light-year in length.

Image taken over two nights in October, 2013. Total exposure is 15 minutes with the C-14 operating at F:11 and the ST-8 camera binned 2 X 2.