#ngc 6302

[quiltofstars]

The Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302 // Wolfgang Promper

#astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #emission nebula #planetary nebula #butterfly nebula #NGC 6302 #Sh2-6 #scorpius

[chibinotan]

Glowing Butterfly

#planetary nebula #Butterfly Nebula #NGC 6302 #Bug Nebula #nebula #Scorpius

[toonirl]

luigi onions. what are they

I am afraid I do not understand the question

#ngc--6302 #mario bros #luigi #doodle #thanks for supporting the arts

[fullmoonfireball]

yippee!!!!

#ngc 6302 #replies #ik you said anvil but the Too Many Beans sprite is funnier

[wawhii]

Prometheus getting his liver eaten by eagles except it's Mario

#Asks #Marlinisms #ngc--6302 #Thank you Morris :3

[feralpumpkincatgirl]

idk i think spinmos are pretty fun guys

they're Fun Guys but on Fun Guy

#ngc--6302

[the-wolf-and-moon]

NGC 6302, Butterfly

#space #astronomy #night #sky #stars #nasa #science #universe #nebula #galaxy #butterfly

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

Butterfly nebula

The star or stars at its center are responsible for the nebula's appearance. In their death throes, they have cast off layers of gas periodically over the past couple thousand years. The "wings" of NGC 6302 are regions of gas heated to more than 36,000 degrees Fahrenheit that are tearing across space at more than 600,000 miles an hour.

NGC 6302 lies between 2,500 and 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.

Credit: NASA, ESA, Joel Kastner (RIT)

#nebula #nebulosa #space #espaço #butterfly #astronomy #astronomia

[butchniqabi]

i love you NGC 6302

[wasan-na]

ما يُعرَف بـ سَديم الفَراشة ✨.

Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302.

#Butterfly Nebula #astronomy #nasa #solar system #nebula #galaxy

[aspaceinthecosmos]

NGC 6302

not sure what this is in reference to...? but NGC 6302 is the butterfly nebula!!

it's a subset of planetary nebula (formed when a massive star dies) called a bipolar planetary nebula. this just means it's got the two sections/lobes on either side of the star, rather than material all around it.

#aspaceinthecosmos #answered #astronomy #space #outer space #butterfly nebula #nebula #novamore #<- i recommend changing your pfp if you're new!! there's been lots of bots recently and many people will just block default pfps automaticl #automatically assuming they're bots #so yknow. a pfp is a good idea

[chibinotan]

Dusty Nebula

#planetary nebula #NGC 6302 #wide-field view #nebula #Scorpius

[talonabraxas]

NGC 6302: Butterfly Nebula" Art: Talon Abraxas. ~ 🪷 ~

[apod]

2022 November 21

The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing: William Ostling

Explanation: Stars can make beautiful patterns as they age -- sometimes similar to flowers or insects. NGC 6302, the Butterfly Nebula, is a notable example. Though its gaseous wingspan covers over 3 light-years and its estimated surface temperature exceeds 200,000 degrees C, the aging central star of NGC 6302, the featured planetary nebula, has become exceptionally hot, shining brightly in visible and ultraviolet light but hidden from direct view by a dense torus of dust. This sharp close-up was recorded by the Hubble Space Telescope and is processed here to show off remarkable details of the complex planetary nebula, highlighting in particular light emitted by oxygen (shown as blue), hydrogen (green), and nitrogen (red). NGC 6302 lies about 3,500 light-years away in the arachnologically correct constellation of the Scorpion (Scorpius). Planetary nebulas evolve from outer atmospheres of stars like our Sun, but usually fade in about 20,000 years.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221121.html

[fullmoonfireball]

what is wrong with you people

#replies #i guess #ngc 6302 #yonch #saw that first set of tags after a round of salmon run and it broke my brain a little i think

[wawhii]

i am so bewildered as to why "bit fruity" would be in a different font but also so curious

My computer is generally pretty garbage, and I have to have antialiasing off on my text for very slight performance increase apparently. Bit fruity was magically antialiased which happens to text sometimes x'D

#Marlinisms #Asks #ngc--6302 #Not exactly sure why this happens but it's really funny