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NGC 2346: планетарная туманность в форме бабочки NGC 2346: A Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula
28.10.2001

It may look like a butterfly, but it's bigger than our Solar System. NGC 2346 is a planetary nebula made of gas and dust that has evolved into a familiar shape. At the heart of the bipolar planetary nebula is a pair of close stars orbiting each other once every sixteen days.



NGC 2346: планетарная туманность в форме бабочки NGC 2346: A Butterfly Shaped Planetary Nebula
12.10.1999

It may look like a butterfly, but it's bigger than our Solar System. NGC 2346 is a planetary nebula made of gas and dust that has evolved into a familiar shape. At the heart of the bipolar planetary nebula is a pair of close stars orbiting each other once every sixteen days.





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