NGC 6302, the Bug Nebula, Metsavainio
NGC 6302, the Bug Nebula, Metsavainio

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Image is shot with the Northern Galactic group's remote telescope in Australia, from Oulu, Finland.

NGC 6302, the "Bug Nebula", (also called the "Butterfly Nebula") is a bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius. The central star is one of the hottest of its kind, about 200.000 K. The central star can't be seen due the dense equatorial disc composed of gas and dust. The disc might be the reason for the bipolar structure of this bright planetary nebula Distance is about 3500 light years.

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NGC 6302, the Bug Nebula, Metsavainio