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Compass Image for NGC 6302

Colorful butterfly-shaped nebula with compass arrows, scale bar, and color key for reference.

Image of planetary nebula NGC 6302, with compass arrows, scale bar, and color key for reference.

The north and east compass arrows show the orientation of the image on the sky. Note that the relationship between north and east on the sky (as seen from below) is flipped relative to direction arrows on a map of the ground (as seen from above).

The color key shows which filters from Hubble's WFC3 (Wide Field Camera 3) instrument were used when collecting the light.

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    June 18, 2020
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Two planetary nebulas pictured side-by-side. On the left is the colorful butterfly-shaped nebula, NGC 6302. On the right is NGC 7027, a nebula with a pink elliptical shell is surrounded by concentric rings of blue gas, all set on a black star-filled background.

Two Planetary Nebulas: NGC 6302 and NGC 7027

Hubble was recently retrained on NGC 6302, known as the "Butterfly Nebula," to observe it across a more complete spectrum of light, from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared, helping researchers better understand the mechanics at work in its technicolor "wings" of gas. The...

Colorful butterfly-shaped nebula.

NGC 6302: The "Butterfly Nebula"

Hubble was recently retrained on NGC 6302, known as the "Butterfly Nebula," to observe it across a more complete spectrum of light, from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared, helping researchers better understand the mechanics at work in its technicolor "wings" of gas. The...

A nebula with a pink elliptical shell is surrounded by concentric rings of blue gas, all set on a black star-filled background.

NGC 7027

Recently, NGC 7027's central star was identified in a new wavelength of light — near-ultraviolet — for the first time by using Hubble's unique capabilities. The near-ultraviolet observations will help reveal how much dust obscures the star and how hot the star really is. This...

The colorful jewel bug-shaped nebula, NGC 7027, with compass arrows, scale bar, and color key for reference.

Compass Image for NGC 7027

Image of planetary nebula NGC 7027, with compass arrows, scale bar, and color key for reference. The north and east compass arrows show the orientation of the image on the sky. Note that the relationship between north and east on the sky (as seen from below) is flipped relative...

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Mar 12, 2025
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