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Video shows 'Little Dumbbell Nebula' located 3,400 light-yrs away
short by Mansi Agarwal / on Wednesday, 24 April, 2024
A video shared by the European Space Agency shows 'Little Dumbbell Nebula', also known as Messier 76 or M76, about 3,400 light-years away from Earth. Located in the constellation Perseus, the planetary nebula's name comes from its shape which features a ring and two lobes. The nebula gets its red colour from nitrogen and blue from oxygen.
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