IC 443
The Jellyfish Nebula



52 minutes exposure. Kodak Elite 200 slide film.
5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.

IC 443, also known as the "Jellyfish Nebula" is an ancient supernova remnent in Gemini, between the stars mu geminorum (Tejat Posterior) and eta geminorun (Propus). Propus is the star to the west. (left) The large patch of nebulosity close to mu is IC 444.