Tag: planetary nebula

  • Sh2-274

    Sh2-274

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    Sh2-274 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, also known as the Medusa Nebula or Abell 21.

  • M 1

    M 1

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    M 1 (or NGC 1952), better known as the Crab Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Taurus, 6,500 light years away.It is the remnant of a supernova that became visible to the naked eye on July 4, 1054.

  • NGC 7293

    NGC 7293

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    NGC 7293 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius, known as the Helix nebula or also the eye of God.

  • M 27

    M 27

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    This is M 27 or NGC 6853, also known as the Dumbell nebula.It is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, a rest of a supernova explosion.

  • M 57

    M 57

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    M 57 or NGC 6720 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Lyra and it is what remains of a supernova explosion.At its center there is a white dwarf which is what remains of the supernova core.