NGC 6302, the Bug Nebula
NGC6302, the Bug Nebula, a planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius, as seen from CTIO. NGC6302 is less than a third of a light-year across, and probably more than 1500 light-years away.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noao-02207 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
Size: | 2985 x 1990 px |
About the Object
Name: | Bug Nebula, NGC 6302 |
Category: | Nebulae |