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  2. California Nebula - Wikipedia

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    Its fluorescence is due to excitation of the Hβ line in the nebula by the nearby prodigiously energetic O7 star, Xi Persei (also known as Menkib). [3] Infrared image showing xi Persei's interaction with the nebula including a (red) shock wave in the gas and dust (upper left) The California Nebula was discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1884.

  3. NGC 7027 - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. Caldwell catalogue - Wikipedia

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    Bow-Tie Nebula: Planetary Nebula: 3.5 Cepheus: 11 C3 NGC 4236 Barred Spiral Galaxy: 7,000 Draco: 9.7 C4 NGC 7023: Iris Nebula: Open Cluster and Nebula: 1.4 Cepheus: 7 C5 IC 342: Hidden Galaxy [7] Spiral Galaxy: 10,000 Camelopardalis: 9 C6 NGC 6543: Cat's Eye Nebula: Planetary Nebula: 3 Draco: 9 C7 NGC 2403 Spiral Galaxy: 14,000 Camelopardalis ...

  5. List of planetary nebulae - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. List of largest nebulae - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Here's looking at shrew: How college students got first-ever ...

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    Here's looking at shrew: How college students got first-ever photos of elusive California mammal. Summer Lin. January 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM. ... Sign up for Essential California for news, features ...

  8. Buying a local movie theater 'seemed really crazy.' These ...

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    Ky J. Boyd fell in love with movies and movie theaters after seeing his first film, the 1970s The Aristocats, at the Liberty Falls Theater in Great Falls, Mont., where he grew up. “I actually ...

  9. List of diffuse nebulae - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of diffuse nebulae. Most nebulae are diffuse , meaning that they do not have well-defined boundaries. Types of diffuse nebulae include emission nebulae and reflection nebulae .