Exposures: 22 15 min exposures in hydrogen alpha (4.5 hrs) and 6 5-min exposures each in RGB for a total of 6 hours
Imaged over three nights (2-3 hrs each night).
FOV = 96 x 65 arc minutes
This large complex is composed of four HII regions in the direction of the northern
Auriga OB1 association. While seemingly separated in appearance, members of the Sh2-232 complex all belong to a single giant
molecular cloud. The constellation Auriga is located in the "Galactic Anticenter" a region that hosts a number of massive molecular
cloud complexes. The dominant region of star formation is centered
around the Sh2-232 complex.
5,870 ly distant
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