- Designation
- HD 44179
- Type
- protoplanetary nebula / post-AGB
- Constellation
- Monoceros
- Distance
- ≈ 2,300 light-years
- Collection
- Passion
HD 44179 · Essential
Red Rectangle Nebula
protoplanetary nebula / post-AGB, in the constellation Monoceros · ≈ 2,300 light-years
+ €11.60 for the Prestige certificate
10 shares of the fragment€29.00
out of the 42,000 shares this light holds
A finite light: 42,000 shares in all.
Two files, not one: the certificate in high definition for the screen, and an A4 version with print margins, ready to frame.
For this nebula the published archive is smaller than for the others: the certificate medallion renders at 222 dots per inch on A4, which stays sharp in a frame. At very large sizes it loses a little fineness.
Red and geometric like nothing else in the sky, this rectangle glows in Monoceros, shaped by a star shedding its outer layers and casting its light in even, ladder-like rungs. There is something assured about its intensity, something wonderfully direct. Declare your love with it: some desires call for scarlet certainty rather than a whispered confession.
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