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#HubbleTopImage captures a butterfly in the constellation of Cassiopeia! š¦ This is the planetary nebula PN Hb 12. Its distinctive structure took shape as a Sun-like star approached the end of its life and puffed its outer layers into the surrounding space, funnelling material towards its poles.ā
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Astronomers studied more than 100 planetary nebulae in the central bulge of our galaxy, and found that, bizarrely, many butterfly-shaped members of this cosmic family like PN Hb 12 line up in the sky in the same way!ā
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š· NASA, ESAā
Acknowledgement: Josh Barringtonā
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