NGC 6537, The Red Spider Nebula, Brandon Pimenta

NGC 6537, The Red Spider Nebula

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Description

NGC 6537 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius the archer. It was discovered in 1882. Its central star has an extreme temperature of possibly up to 500,000 Kelvin, making it one of the hottest white dwarves known. It is nicknamed the Red Spider Nebula.

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F673N (Sulfur II) is red.

F656N (Hydrogen Alpha) is green.

F502N (Oxygen III) is blue.

Data obtained from Hubble Legacy Archive.

Taken September 12, 1997.

North is not up.

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NGC 6537, The Red Spider Nebula, Brandon Pimenta