Planetary Nebula M2-9
Planetary Nebula M2-9
was photographed by the
Hubble Space Telescope
in the
1990s
. Its
press release
was distributed on
December 17
,
1997
. The bipolar
planetary nebula
has a particular form of twin
lobes
of material that emanates from a central,
dying star
.
Astronomers
dubbed this object as the
Twin Jet Nebula
because of the shape of the lobes. Its form resembles the wings of a
butterfly
, for which it is sometimes referred as
Wings of a Butterfly Nebula
.
Related topics
List of planetary nebulas
External links
NASA APOD - M2-9: Wings of a Butterfly Nebula
References
STScI.
Hubble Witnesses the Final Blaze of Glory of Sun-Like Stars
. Press release:
Space Telescope Science Institute
. December 17, 1997.
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