Nebulae

NGC 6302 and NGC 7027

June 18, 2020 · ESA/Hubble · Butterfly Nebula , NGC 6302 , NGC 7027

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These two new images from the Hubble Space Telescope depict two nearby young planetary nebulae, NGC 6302, dubbed the Butterfly Nebula, and NGC 7027, which resembles a jewel bug. Both are among the dustiest planetary nebulae known and both contain unusually large masses of gas.

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