noirlab_noao-02185 June 30th, 2020
Credit: Bill Schoening/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
The Dumbbell Nebula, Messier object 27 (M27), NGC6853, in the constellation Vulpecula, as seen by the Kitt Peak 4-meter Mayall telescope in 1973. The nebula is about 850 light-years away from Earth and about 1.5 light-years in diameter (although both distance and size are very poorly constrained).
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Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02185/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
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