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The Butterfly Nebula or (M29, Minkowski's Butterfly, the Wings of a Butterfly Nebula or just Butterfly Nebula, and Twin Jet Nebula).

It is a stunning planetary nebula in the constellation Ophiuchus. Located approximately 2,100 light years from us. It is a bipolar nebula taking on a peculiar form of twin lobes of material that emanate from a central star.

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