The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of the planetary nebula NGC 6302, nicknamed the "Butterfly Nebula" for its resemblance to the winged-insect. The nebula is a dying star with "wings" made of hot gases.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/10/hubble.images/ The Butterfly Nebula is nearly 4,000 light-years away from the Earth and is located in the constellation Scorpius.http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090910.html
The Butterfly Nova from the upgraded Hubble Telescope
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Located about 3,800 light-years away from the Earth in the constellation Scorpius
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The "Butterfly Nebula" is also called the Bug Nebula and is officially called NGC 6302
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Image of the Butterfly captured by the Hubble Space Telescope
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The gases (wings) of the nebula span 2-light-years across
