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  2. List of largest nebulae - Wikipedia

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    The Bubble Nebula is located in the upper left of the image NGC 6188: 600 ly (180 pc) [21] Emission nebula: NGC 592: 580 ly (180 pc) [22] [23] H II region: Located in the Triangulum Galaxy: Sh2-310: 531–681 ly (163–209 pc) [24] [c] H II region: Nebula surrounding VY Canis Majoris, which is one of largest known stars. Carina Nebula: 460 ly ...

  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. List of planetary nebulae - Wikipedia

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    Ring Nebula: M57: NGC 6720: 1779 2.3 +1.5 −0.7: 9 Lyra: Eskimo Nebula or Clown Face Nebula: NGC 2392: 1787 2.9 (approx.) 10.1 Gemini: Cat's Eye Nebula: NGC 6543: 1786 3.3 ± 0.9 9.8B Draco: Little Ghost Nebula: NGC 6369: 1800 (prior to) 2 ± 3 9.9 Ophiuchus: Medusa Nebula: Abell 21 1955 1.0 (approx.) 15.99 Gemini: Jewel Bug Nebula: NGC 7027: ...

  5. M2-9 - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. NGC 7538 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 7538, near the more famous Bubble Nebula, is located in the constellation Cepheus. It is located about 9,100 light-years from Earth. It is home to the biggest yet discovered protostar which is about 300 times the size of the Solar System. [4] It is located in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way and is probably part of the Cassiopeia OB2 ...

  7. New image from one of Earth's largest telescopes shows a ...

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    The picture, of the Cone Nebula 2500-light-years away, was snapped by the European Southern Observatory's 'Very Large Telescope.' New image from one of Earth's largest telescopes shows a 'star ...

  8. 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.

  9. Carina Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Cosmic Cliffs at the edge of NGC 3324, one of the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The Carina Nebula [7] or Eta Carinae Nebula [8] (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Great Carina Nebula [9]) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.