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Minkowski 2-9, abbreviated M2-9 (also known as Minkowski's Butterfly, Twin Jet Nebula, the Wings of a Butterfly Nebula, or just Butterfly Nebula) is a planetary nebula that was discovered by Rudolph Minkowski in 1947. It is located about 2,100 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus.
Jewel Bug Nebula, [citation needed] Gummy Bear Nebula [5] See also: Lists of nebulae NGC 7027, also known as the Jewel Bug Nebula or the Magic Carpet Nebula , [ 6 ] is a very young and dense planetary nebula [ 7 ] located around 3,000 light-years (920 parsecs ) from Earth in the constellation Cygnus .
Planetary nebulae, represented here by the Ring Nebula, are examples of emission nebulae. An emission nebula is a nebula formed of ionized gases that emit light of various wavelengths. The most common source of ionization is high-energy ultraviolet photons emitted from a nearby hot star .
Glowing Eye Nebula or Dandelion Puffball Nebula: NGC 6751: 1863 6.5 11.9 Aquila: Turtle Nebula: NGC 6210: 1825 4.7 9.3 Hercules: Bow-Tie Nebula: NGC 40: Caldwell 2 ...
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[O II] nebula Longest cool filament near a quasar as of 2022. Quasar is located at z=1.13. Filament is accreted into the galaxy and subsequently to the quasar. EELR of 3C 458: 363,000 ly (111,000 pc) [19] emission line nebula The size is likely larger. The paper only describes the maximal distance to the nucleus and not the entire size.
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NGC 7354 is a planetary nebula located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus, at a distance of approximately 5.5 kly from the Sun. [2] It was discovered by German-born astronomer William Herschel on November 3, 1787. John L. E. Dreyer described it as, "a planetary nebula, bright, small, round, pretty gradually a very little ...