NGC6302

Abell 71 – A Planetary Nebula Shaped by the Interstellar Medium

Abell 71 – A Planetary Nebula Shaped by the Interstellar Medium Abell 71, also cataloged as PN G084.9+04.4 and PK 85+4.1, is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus. Discovered by George Ogden Abell during the compilation of his catalog of low surface brightness planetary nebulae, it has become one of the most

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NGC 6302 – The Spectacular Butterfly Nebula

NGC 6302 – The Spectacular Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302, commonly known as the Butterfly Nebula or Bug Nebula, is one of the most impressive and complex planetary nebulae known. Located in the constellation of Scorpius, at an approximate distance of 3,800 light-years, it was discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard in 1880. Its enormous bipolar lobes,

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