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  2. NGC 7027 - Wikipedia

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    The white dwarf is believed to have a mass approximately 0.7 times the mass of the Sun and is radiating at 7,700 times the Sun's luminosity. [8] NGC 7027 is currently in a short phase of planetary nebula evolution in which molecules in its envelope are being dissociated into their component atoms, and the atoms are being ionized. [25]

  3. NGC 2261 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 2261 was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, and an image of the nebula was released in 1999. [6] A timelapse of NGC 2261 was taken over a period of 6 months by over 20 amateur astronomers at the Big Amateur Telescope from October 2021 – April 2022. In August 2022, the project was resumed as NGC 2261 came out from behind the Sun. [7]

  4. R136a1 - Wikipedia

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    A size comparison between R136a1 and the Sun. R136a1 is over forty times the radius of the Sun (42.7 R ☉; 29,700,000 km; 1 ⁄ 7 au) which corresponds to a volume nearly 80,000 times larger than the Sun. [4] R136a1 does not have a well-defined visible surface like the Earth or the Sun.

  5. List of diffuse nebulae - Wikipedia

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    Most nebulae are diffuse, meaning that they do not have well-defined boundaries. ... IC 2631, reflection nebula in Chamaeleon; IC 4604; IC 4605; IC 5146; Sharpless 2-1;

  6. List of largest nebulae - Wikipedia

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    Enormous Lyα nebula (ELAN) Four quasars embedded in the nebula. Likely progenitor of a massive galaxy cluster at z=2.05. Fabulous Nebula [13] 969,000 ly (297,000 pc) [14] Enormous Lyα nebula (ELAN) Also called SDSS J1020+1040 nebula, after the central quasar (aka 4C 10.29), located at z=3.164. Inspiraling material. [14]

  7. NGC 6302 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 6302 (also known as the Bug Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, or Caldwell 69) is a bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius.The structure in the nebula is among the most complex ever seen in planetary nebulae.

  8. Stellar corona - Wikipedia

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    A corona (pl.: coronas or coronae) is the outermost layer of a star's atmosphere. It is a hot but relatively dim region of plasma populated by intermittent coronal structures known as solar prominences or filaments. The Sun's corona lies above the chromosphere and extends millions of kilometres into outer

  9. Iris Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Iris Nebula (also known as NGC 7023 and Caldwell 4) is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. The designation NGC 7023 refers to the open cluster within the larger reflection nebula designated LBN 487. The nebula, which shines at magnitude +6.8, is illuminated by a magnitude +7.4 star designated HD 200775. [1]