Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)
The Butterfly Nebula is a bipolar planetary nebula located approximately 3,400 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. Named for its resemblance to a butterfly, the… Read More »Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)
IC 1318
Northern Cross
The Northern Cross is a prominent asterism formed by the brightest stars in the constellation Cygnus. Deneb, Sadr, and Albireo form the pole, and Fawaris… Read More »Northern Cross
Gamma Cygni Nebula (Sadr Region)
The Gamma Cygni Nebula, also known as the Sadr Region or IC 1318, is a diffuse emission nebula that can be seen around Sadr (Gamma… Read More »Gamma Cygni Nebula (Sadr Region)
Crescent Nebula
The Crescent Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It has an apparent magnitude of 7.4 and lies at an approximate distance… Read More »Crescent Nebula
Twin Jet Nebula – M2-9
The Twin Jet Nebula is a bipolar planetary nebula located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is also known as Minkowski 2-9 (M2-9), Minkowski’s Butterfly or the Wings of a Butterfly Nebula. The nebula lies at a distance of 2,100 light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 14.7. It was named after Rudolph Minkowski, the German-American astronomer who discovered it in 1947.
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