Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2736  ·  Pencil Nebula
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The Pencil Nebula (NGC2736) ** APOD GrAG 09/03/2021, Ruben Barbosa
The Pencil Nebula (NGC2736) ** APOD GrAG 09/03/2021
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The Pencil Nebula (NGC2736) ** APOD GrAG 09/03/2021

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The Pencil Nebula (NGC2736) ** APOD GrAG 09/03/2021, Ruben Barbosa
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The Pencil Nebula (NGC2736) ** APOD GrAG 09/03/2021

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`* Image acquisition by: Insight Observatory (Franck Jobard).

* Image processing: Ruben Barbosa

APOD GrAG.

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NGC 2736 (also known as the Pencil Nebula) is a small part of the Vela Supernova Remnant, located near the Vela Pulsar in the constellation Vela. The nebula's linear appearance triggered its popular name. It resides about 815 light-years away from the Solar System. It is thought to be formed from part of the shock wave of the larger Vela Supernova Remnant. The Pencil Nebula is moving at roughly 644,000 kilometers per hour (400,000 miles per hour).

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The Pencil Nebula (NGC2736) ** APOD GrAG 09/03/2021, Ruben Barbosa