In Chile, the Gemini South telescope captured a stunning image of the "Butterfly" Nebula – one of the most beautiful cosmic objects in the constellation Scorpius. The photo was released by the National Science Foundation's NoirLab. This was reported by UNN.
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The image, taken last month, shows a bipolar nebula located between 2,500 and 3,800 light-years from Earth. At the center of this celestial "butterfly" is a white dwarf that shed its outer gas layers in the past. It is this gas that forms the spectacular "wings" that glow due to the heat of the aging star.
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The nebula was chosen not by chance – it was selected by Chilean schoolchildren to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the International Gemini Observatory, emphasizing its symbolic beauty and scientific value.
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