Sh2-272 is the smaller HII region located approximately 16,200 light-years away. Like Sh2-271 above, this was also first suspected to be a planetary nebula.
930 minutes total exposure – 15 hours 30 minutes
Imaged December 23rd, 25th and 26th, 2020 and January 9th and 12th, 2021 at Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at
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Dan