The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392), or Caldwell 39, is a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula, discovered in 1787. The formation resembles a person’s head surrounded by a parka hood. It is surrounded by gas that composed the outer layers of a Sun-like star. The visible inner filaments are ejected by a strong wind of particles from the central star. The outer disk contains unusual, light-year-long filaments.
NGC 2392 lies about 6500 light-years away in the constellation of Gemini. At the center of NGC 2392, there is an O-type star (designated HD 5908) with a spectral type of O(H)6f.
NGC 2392, Eskimo Nebula
Photographed with the RC8″ reflector and the ASI 2600MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta, March 22nd, 2026. Exposure was 29*3 min with IDAS LPS P3 filter. Postprocessing in Pixinsight and Photoshop.
NGC 2392, Eskimo Nebula
Photographed with the RC8″ reflector and the ASI 2600MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta, March 22nd, 2026. Exposure was 29*3 min with IDAS LPS P3 filter. Postprocessing in Pixinsight and Photoshop. This is a cropped version.
NGC 2392, Eskimo Nebula
Photographed with the RC8″ reflector and the ASI 2600MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta, March 22nd, 2026. Exposure was 29*3 min with IDAS LPS P3 filter. Postprocessing in Pixinsight and Photoshop.