Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)  ·  Contains:  PK205+14.1  ·  Sh2-274
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Sh2-274 The Medusa Nebula, Edward Overstreet
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Sh2-274 The Medusa Nebula

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Sh2-274 The Medusa Nebula

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The Medusa Nebula is approximately 1500 LY away. A feint and very old planetary nebula in Gemini, on the border with Canis Minor. It also known as Abel 21. The Medusa was discovered in 1955, and until the early 1980s it was thought to be a supernova remnant.

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Sh2-274 The Medusa Nebula, Edward Overstreet