The Bug Nebula (NGC 6302)

Posted by dass717
on Thursday, March 18, 2010

The bug is a bipolar planetary and very interesting. It's central star is one of the hottest stars in the galaxy with a surface temperature of over 200,000 K. About 5,200 light years away.

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