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  2. Boomerang Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Boomerang Nebula is a protoplanetary nebula [2] located 5,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. It is also known as the Bow Tie Nebula and catalogued as LEDA 3074547. [ 3 ] The nebula's temperature is measured at 1 K (−272.15 °C ; −457.87 °F ) making it the coolest natural place currently known in the Universe .

  3. List of largest nebulae - Wikipedia

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    Has been named the “Heart nebula” because of its resemblance to a human heart. Henize 70 (N70 or DEM L301) [47] 300 ly (92 pc) [48] H II region: The N 70 Nebula, in the Large Magellanic Cloud has a shell structure and is really a bubble in space. It is a "Super Bubble". Barnard's Loop: 300 ly (92 pc) [49] [50] H II region

  4. List of planetary nebulae - Wikipedia

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    Box Nebula NGC 6445: 1786 4.5 11.2 Sagittarius: Eye of Sauron Nebula M 1-42: 10 14 Sagittarius

  5. A horse-shaped nebula gets its close-up in new photos ... - AOL

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    The Horsehead Nebula, in the constellation Orion, is 1,300 light-years away. ... NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has revealed the sharpest images yet of a portion of a horse-shaped nebula, showing ...

  6. NASA releases 'unprecedented' Horsehead Nebula image ... - AOL

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    The image of the Horsehead Nebula captures the iconic nebula in a whole new light. NASA releases 'unprecedented' Horsehead Nebula image captured by James Webb Space Telescope. What to know about ...

  7. NGC 6302 - Wikipedia

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    The structure in the nebula is among the most complex ever seen in planetary nebulae. The spectrum of Butterfly Nebula shows that its central star is one of the hottest stars known, with a surface temperature in excess of 250,000 degrees Celsius, implying that the star from which it formed must have been very large.

  8. Stunning new images reveal Ring Nebula in unprecedented detail

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    The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed colorful new portraits of the iconic Ring Nebula that capture unprecedented details a dying star creates glowing structures. Stunning new images reveal ...

  9. Nebula - Wikipedia

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    A nebula that is visible to the human eye from Earth would appear larger, but no brighter, from close by. [6] The Orion Nebula, the brightest nebula in the sky and occupying an area twice the angular diameter of the full Moon, can be viewed with the naked eye but was missed by early astronomers. [7]