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LDN 889 - The Heart of the Butterfly, Sven Arnold
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LDN 889 is a dark nebula in the heart of the famous Butterfly Nebula or Gamma Cygni Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. In fact, the two wings of the Butterfly IC1318 B and C are not two emission nebulae, but one divided by the massive dark nebula LDN 889.
This object can be photographed from the northern hemisphere in summer and autumn. These nebulae are about 4,900 light years away from our solar system.

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LDN 889 - The Heart of the Butterfly, Sven Arnold