NGC – Madagascan Moon Moth

Fiona Parkinson | Unique Butterfly Dissectology | 11/50 | Bespoke White Wooden Frame | 57 x 40 cm | Argema Mittrei, Madagascan Moon Moth | POA

NGC 6302 is named after a bipolar nebula in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula is also known as The Butterfly as it looks like a butterfly! NGC stands for New General Catalogue, a catalogue of known Nebular and Clusters of Stars.