Formation of ‘Celestial Butterfly’ Nebula

The Very Large Telescope in Chile has captured a formation of a planetary nebula that takes butterfly-like shape with beautiful symmetrical wings. This formation of a nebula emerges from a dying, red, giant star, called L2 Puppis. The star is 200 light-years away from the Earth.

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