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By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, USA (AP) — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new image of the Butterfly Nebula. The National Science Foundation's NoirLab released the image Wednesday. The Butterfly Nebula is located between 2,500 and 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. A single light-year is about 9 trillion kilometers (6 trillion miles). The image was taken last month by the Gemini South telescope. At the he…
A telescope in Chile has captured an impressive new image of the Butterfly Nebula.
The Butterfly Nebula in Scorpius
The Butterfly Nebula in Scorpius | Gemini South Telescope | NOIRLabTo celebrate 25 years since the completion of the International Gemini Observatory, students in Chile voted for the Gemini South telescope to image the NGC 6302—a billowing planetary nebula that resembles a cosmic butterfly. The International Gemini Observatory is partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by NSF NOIRLab.NGC 6302 is a bipolar planeta…
Gemini South Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Stunning Snapshot of the Butterfly Nebula - NGC 6302 is captured in exquisite detail by the Gemini South telescope in Chile, revealing dynamic gaseous outflows driven by an extremely hot star
To celebrate 25 years since the completion of the International Gemini Observatory, students in Chile voted for the Gemini South telescope to image NGC 6302 — a billowing planetary nebula that resembles a cosmic butterfly. The International Gemini Observatory is partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by NSF NOIRLab.
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