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    The Gum Nebula (Gum 12) is an emission nebula that extends across 36° in the southern constellations Vela and Puppis. It lies approximately 450 parsecs...
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    including the Vela supernova remnant, the binary system γ2 Velorum, and the Gum nebula". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 525: A154. arXiv:1011.1177. Bibcode:2011A&A...
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  • Thumbnail for Lagoon Nebula
    The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius...
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    Gum 1 Gum 2 Gum 3 Gum 4 Gum 5 Gum 6 Gum 7 Gum 8 Gum 9 Gum 10 Gum 12 Gum 13 Gum 14 Gum 15 Gum 16 Gum 17 Gum 18 Gum 19 Gum 20 Gum 21 Gum 22 Gum 23 Gum 24...
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    Gamma Velorum (category Gum Nebula)
    Gamma Velorum is a quadruple star system in the constellation Vela. This name is the Bayer designation for the star, which is Latinised from γ Velorum...
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  • Cone Nebula Crescent Nebula Double Helix Nebula Eagle Nebula Elephant's Trunk Nebula Eta Carinae Nebula Flame Nebula Fish Head Nebula Fly Nebula Gum Nebula...
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    Observatory—showed several objects resembling comets, located in the Gum Nebula, an emission nebula of the constellation. Due to their particular shape, these objects...
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    The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618)...
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    RX J0852.0−4622 (category Gum Nebula)
    RX J0852.0−4622 (also known as G266.2−1.2) is a supernova remnant. The remnant is located in the southern sky in the constellation Vela ("sail"), and sits...
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    The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation...
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    including the Vela supernova remnant, the binary system γ2 Velorum, and the Gum nebula". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 525: A154. arXiv:1011.1177. Bibcode:2011A&A...
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    Horsehead Nebula Engraved Hourglass Nebula Lagoon Nebula Orion Nebula Pelican Nebula Red Square Nebula Ring Nebula Rosette Nebula Tarantula Nebula Gum catalog...
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    expected physical properties. Its association with objects such as the Gum nebula and γ2 Velorum is also used as a method to establish its distance. The...
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    Vela Pulsar (category Gum Nebula)
    and Panagia established in 1980 that Vela X was actually a pulsar wind nebula, contained within the fainter supernova remnant and driven by energy released...
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    RCW 42 (category Gum Nebula)
    RCW 42 (or Gum 26), is a giant H II region in the Milky Way. It contains DBS2003 38, a deeply embedded infrared cluster. It lies at the western edge of...
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    This constellation has 32 more planetary nebulae. The Gum Nebula is a faint emission nebula, believed to be the remains of a million-year-old supernova...
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    000,000 M☉. This cloud complex lies on the sky in the direction of the Gum Nebula (foreground) and the Carina–Sagittarius Spiral Arm (background). The most...
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    NGC 2736 (redirect from Pencil Nebula)
    film this nebula is the brightest patch of a huge supernova remnant (Gum Nebula) whose delicate whisps cover the field. A relatively bright star is immersed...
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    catalogued as Sharpless 2-298 and Gum 4. The nebula has an overall bubble shape, but with complex filamentary structures. The nebula contains several hundred solar...
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    object Angular diameter or size Relative size Magellanic Stream over 100° Gum Nebula 36° Milky Way 30° (by 360°) Width of spread out hand with arm stretched...
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  • Thumbnail for Crab Nebula
    The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. The common...
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  • of the constellations Puppis and Vela, was later named the Gum Nebula in his honour. Gum was part of the team, whose number included Frank John Kerr...
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  • Williamina Fleming Gum Nebula (Gum 12) is an emission nebula stretching across Vela and Puppis, named after Colin Stanley Gum. Hind's Variable Nebula (NGC 1555)...
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    NGC 6334 (redirect from Cat's Paw Nebula)
    NGC 6334, colloquially known as the Cat's Paw Nebula, or Gum 64, is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius. NGC...
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    RCW 108 (redirect from Rim Nebula)
    RCW 108, also called the Rim Nebula, is a large star formation in the Milky Way, about 4,000 light years from Earth. RCW 108 is part of the Constellation...
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    NGC 5189 (Gum 47, IC 4274, nicknamed Spiral Planetary Nebula) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Musca. It was discovered by James Dunlop on 1...
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    450 parsecs (about 1,470 light-years) away in a Bok globule near the Gum nebula. Jets of partially ionized gas emerging from a young star produce visible...
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  • Thumbnail for Trifid Nebula
    The Trifid Nebula (catalogued as Messier 20 or M20 and as NGC 6514) is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the...
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    RCW 34 (redirect from RCW 34 (Gum 19))
    RCW 34 (Gum 19) - H II region and the emission nebula located in the constellation Vela. It is located approximately 22,000 light years from Earth. Named...
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  • Thumbnail for Orion Nebula
    The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation...
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