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  2. 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.

  3. List of planetary nebulae - Wikipedia

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    Twin Jet Nebula or Butterfly Nebula M2-9: 1947 2.1 14.7 Ophiuchus: NGC 7026: 1873 5.6 10.0 Cygnus: Butterfly Nebula: ... Eye of Sauron Nebula M 1-42: 10 14 Sagittarius

  4. Bipolar nebula - Wikipedia

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    Planetary Nebula M2-9, otherwise known as the Twin Jet Nebula or the Wings of a Butterfly Nebula, is a bipolar nebula. Homunculus Nebula around Eta Carinae [4] [5] [6 ...

  5. Talk:M2-9 - Wikipedia

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    The Wings of a Butterfly Nebula (also known by the designation M2-9 and by the name Twin Jet Nebula) is about 2,100 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Monoceros. It represents the spectacular "last gasp" of a binary star system at the nebula's center [ citation needed ] .

  6. List of largest nebulae - Wikipedia

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    The Ring Nebula is located in the lower right of the image Gum Nebula: 809–950 ly (248–291 pc) [16] [17] Emission nebula: Extends about 36° of the sky Bubble Nebula (NGC 6822) 758 ly (232 pc) [18] [19] [20] H II region: The Bubble Nebula is located in the upper left of the image NGC 6188: 600 ly (180 pc) [21] Emission nebula: NGC 592

  7. HH 24-26 - Wikipedia

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    HH 24-26 is a molecular cloud and star-forming region containing the Herbig-Haro objects HH 24, HH 25 and HH 26. This region contains the highest concentration of astrophysical jets known anywhere in the sky. [2]

  8. NGC 281 - Wikipedia

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    IC 11, Sh2-184, [3] Sharpless 184, [1] LBN 616, LBN 123.17-06.28, Pacman Nebula See also: Lists of nebulae NGC 281 , IC 11 or Sh2-184 is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky Way 's Perseus Spiral Arm .

  9. Dark Horse (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    The Dark Horse Nebula or Great Dark Horse (sometimes called the Prancing Horse) is a large dark nebula that, from Earth's perspective, obscures part of the upper central bulge of the Milky Way. The Dark Horse lies in the equatorial constellation Ophiuchus (the Serpent Bearer), near its borders with the more famous constellations Scorpius and ...