NGC 6302
Fiona Parkinson | Unique Butterfly Dissectology | 25/50 | Bespoke White Wooden Frame | 57 x 40 cm | Argema Mittrei, Madagascan Moon Moth
NGC 6302 is named after a bipolar nebula in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula is also known as The Butterfly Nebula, as it looks like a butterfly!
NGC stands for New General Catalogue, a catalogue of known Nebular and Clusters of Stars.
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