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The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. [2] Estimated to be about 8,000 years old, [ 6 ] it is approximately circular in cross-section with a faint internal structure.
The Southern Owl Nebula (PLN 283+25.1, ESO 378-1) is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Hydra. The nebula lies at a distance of 2,030 light years from Earth. It is named so because of its resemblance to the Owl Nebula in Ursa Major. [2] The nebula is notably symmetric, round, and has a diameter of approximately four light-years ...
Owl Nebula: M97: NGC 3587: 1781 2.6 (approx.) 9.9 Ursa Major: Twin Jet Nebula or Butterfly Nebula M2-9: 1947 2.1 ... Mobile view; Search. Search. Toggle the table of ...
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Messier 108 (also known as NGC 3556, nicknamed the Surfboard Galaxy [6]) is a barred spiral galaxy about 46 million light-years away from Earth [3] [7] in the northern constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 or 1782. [8] From the Earth, this galaxy is seen almost edge-on.
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The nebula was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in the 1990s. The primary component of the central binary is the hot core of a star that reached the end of its main-sequence life cycle, ejected most of its outer layers and became a red giant, and is now contracting into a white dwarf. It is believed to have been a sun-like star early in its ...
A snowy owl holds part of an American coot in its mouth as it stands on a chimney cap in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee. The bird, the first of its kind seen in Milwaukee this winter, was ...