Object of the Week, January 30, 2023 – Simeis 22 / Sh2-188

[akarsh]

I only repeat a nickname if it makes a lot of sense and in the case of Simeis 22, it really does look like a dolphin to me in some images! So of the two, S 22 gets my vote as the "Dolphin".

Scott H.

Yep, definitely way more appropriate to call Simeis 22 the “Dolphin Nebula”, and Sh 2-308 the “Dolphin Head Nebula”.