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Glowing Wings of the Butterfly Nebula

The Butterfly Nebula displays vast, symmetrical wings of glowing violet and rust-colored gas extending from a central dark dust band in deep space.

The Butterfly Nebula, two vast wings of glowing gas flung out either side of a dying star hidden in a dark dust band at the centre, the star lighting the wings from within, deep-sky imaging, narrowband exposure, rust, violet and white. See more

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