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This is the Toby Jug Nebula!

This oddly shaped reflection nebula is composed of carbon, titanium dioxide, and calcium oxide dust. The interesting name Toby Jug comes from an old English drinking vessel that the discoverers of the nebulae drank out of when they were younger!

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on November 12th, 2021 at 2:47 UTC.

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Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:46:47