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Description of object: NGC 6302, called Bug or Butterfly Nebula, is a bipolar Planetary Nebula in the constellation Scorpius. The distance to the nebula is about 3800 light years and the size in the sky is about 1.5 x 0.5 arcminutes. NGC 6302 is one of the most complex Planetary Nebula. The central dust ring and the whole complexity can be seen in this Hubble image. « « crop, 1:1 « Comparison to the size of the moon. Click here or the thumbnail to see a larger image |
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