Hourglass Nebula (MyCn 18)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5308. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Interstellar Medium, Interstellar Medium Objects

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A planetary nebula in the constellation Musca, position RA 13 h 40 m,
dec. -67° 23'. It is only 4'' in size, and was first imaged well by
the Hubble Space Telescope. The twin lobes of ejected matter from the
central star form a distinctive hourglass shape, while recently expelled
gas at the center strongly resembles a human eye....

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