Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)
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Medusa Nebula, Mark Striebeck
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The Medusa Nebula (or Abell 21) is a planetary nebula in a distance of 1,500 lightyears in the constellation Gemini. It was discovered fairly recently (1955) and it was first thought to be a supernova remnant. It has its name from the braided serpentine filaments of glowing gas which look like the serpent hair of the Medusa (from the Greek Mythology).

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