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- BLOWOUT
The Spare Tire Nebula (IC 5148) is
the remnant of a recently deceased
Sun-like star. This planetary nebula
lies in the constellation Grus the
Crane, some 3,000 light-years away.
This is the first image to show the
faint, blue-green outer halo in detail.
- Don Goldman
- E FOR EFFORT
Barnard’s E is a combination of two
dark nebulae — B142 and B143 — in
the constellation Aquila. Both were
cataloged by the noted visual
astronomer Edward Emerson
Barnard — who, by the way, did not
put his own name on them.
- Jeffrey Weiss
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