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

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The Medusa Nebula, Gabe Shaughnessy
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The Medusa Nebula

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The Medusa Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini and lies some 1500 light years away, spanning 4 light years in diameter. The Medusa nebula was at first thought to be a supernova remnant, but with better estimates of expansion velocities and radio emission thermal characteristics, it was found to be a planetary nebula. This image shows the fainter outlying regions of the nebula with apparent ripples in the emission nebula.

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