NGC 6302
Acquisition Details
- Date Posted: July 20, 2006
- Resolutions: 811x685 , 811x685 , 811x685
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Description
NGC 6302 is sometimes called the Bug Nebula or the Butterfly Nebula. The object is a planetary nebula that arose only a thousand years ago when the central star of a binary star system began throw off its atmosphere and emit strong stellar winds that approximate 400 km/sec.
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- Richard Jacobs
- January 19, 2022
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