Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  PK274+03.1
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Henize 2-37: A Beautiful Blue Ringed Planetary Nebula in the Southern Constellation of Vela, Richard Hennig
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Henize 2-37: A Beautiful Blue Ringed Planetary Nebula in the Southern Constellation of Vela

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Henize 2-37: A Beautiful Blue Ringed Planetary Nebula in the Southern Constellation of Vela, Richard Hennig
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Henize 2-37: A Beautiful Blue Ringed Planetary Nebula in the Southern Constellation of Vela

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The type-II planetary nebula He 2-37, cataloged by Karl Henize in the 50s, has a distance of 9.2 kpcs. This rarely photographed planetary shows a nice circular ring of 23" diameter and some internal structure.

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Henize 2-37: A Beautiful Blue Ringed Planetary Nebula in the Southern Constellation of Vela, Richard Hennig

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Alachua Astronomy Club

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Planetary Nebulae