M27 the dumbbell nebula

[George McGovern]

4. Whoa, moonshinegnomie! Incredible image! Thanks for this unique perspective.

According to Wikipedia —The Dumbbell Nebula was the first such nebula to be discovered, by Charles Messier in 1764. It is at a distance of 1360 light-years.
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"For most space objects, we use light-years to describe their distance. A light-year is the distance light travels in one Earth year. One light-year is about 6 trillion miles (9 trillion km). That is a 6 with 12 zeros behind it!

When we use powerful telescopes to look at distant objects in space, we are actually looking back in time."

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/light-year/en/
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