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Right: An amateur image of a bright-white point with a bright-white cloud extending to the upper right beyond the point. Left: A Hubble image of the reflection nebula. A bright-white point with a white cloud of gas and dust extending to the upper right. The cloud holds brighter, more dense, knots and streams. The cloud gradually changes over to a more bluish color the farther from the bright-white point it is. Dark background dotted with stars.

Caldwell 46: Amateur vs Hubble Image

This image features the reflection nebula Caldwell 46, located 2,500 light-years away in the constellation Monocerotis. This fan-shaped cloud of gas and dust shines by the light of a bright star at the bottom end of the nebula. The amateur image was taken with an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope using a 0.63 focal reducer and a DSLR Camera.

Image Credit: Amateur Image: Photographed by and used with permission of K. Hartnett; Hubble Image: NASA/ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
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Image CreditAmateur Image: Photographed by and used with permission of K. Hartnett; Hubble Image: NASA/ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
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