Category: planetary nebula

Planetary nebulae are blown off smaller stars similar to our sun when the near the end of their lives.

Valentine Rose Nebula

I’m not sure where this got its name from. It doesn’t look especially rose-like to me but “Valentine Rose Nebula” is easier to remember than Sh2-174 or LBN 598 so I’ll go with it. 🙂 This is a planetary nebula in Cepheus and is about 1,000 light years away. It is less symmetrical than most…

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