Gemini South telescope captures detailed view of the Butterfly Nebula

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Gemini South telescope reveals stunning new image of the Butterfly Nebula, showcasing its unique bipolar structure. The image, released for the telescope's 25th anniversary, highlights the vast gas and dust clouds of the nebula, located 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. This bipolar planetary nebula is formed by a massive star's final stages, its unusual shape attributed to successive ejections of material.


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