Cosmic Butterfly - NGC 6302

Cosmic Butterfly - NGC 6302
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Cosmic Butterfly - NGC 6302

NGC 6302 (also known as the Bug Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, or Caldwell 69) is a bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius. The structure in the nebula is among the most complex ever observed in planetary nebulae. The spectrum of NGC 6302 shows that its central star is one of the hottest stars known, with a surface temperature in excess of 250,000 degrees Celsius, implying that the star from which it formed must have been very large (Wikipedia).
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
CHI-1
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI Proline PL 9000
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
El Sauce Observatory - Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
various
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
HSO
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
PixInsight / PS
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Data Telescope Live - post-processed by Rouven Asmußen
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