NGC 6302 - The Butterfly Nebula
NGC 6302 - The Butterfly Nebula
This is and image of NGC 6302, also known as the Butterfly or Bug Nebula. It is a bi-polar planetary nebula about 3.500 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. It's central star is one of the hottest known with a surface temperature of about 250,000 degrees Celsius.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera
FLI PL 9000
Location
Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Date of observation
31 August 2021
Filters
Astrodon 2GEN, Ha (3nm), SII (3nm), OIII (3nm); 50mm square
Processing
Pixinsight and Photoshop
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