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Fleming 1
Fleming 1 is a planetary nebula located roughly 10,000 light-years away in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Discovered by astronomer Williamina Fleming, it is most notable for its complex, symmetric bipolar outflows of gas. These knotted jets are believed to be the result of precessing forces generated by a close binary star system at the nebula's center, consisting of two white dwarfs orb...
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NGC 3918
NGC 3918, also known as the Blue Planetary nebula, is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Centaurus, discovered by John Herschel in March 1834. It is among the most luminous planetary nebulae visible from southern latitudes and appears blue-green in telescopic views. The nebula formed when a dying star expelled its outer layers of gas, creating the characteristic shell-like structure th...
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