Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  PK080-10.1
Methuselah Nebula, MWP1 (Motch-Werner-Pakull 1, PN G080.8-10.6), Boris US5WU
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Methuselah Nebula, MWP1 (Motch-Werner-Pakull 1, PN G080.8-10.6)

Methuselah Nebula, MWP1 (Motch-Werner-Pakull 1, PN G080.8-10.6), Boris US5WU
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Methuselah Nebula, MWP1 (Motch-Werner-Pakull 1, PN G080.8-10.6)

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Methuselah Nebula, MWP1 (Motch-Werner-Pakull 1, PN G080.8-10.6) is a bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus.

MWP1 is one of the largest known planetary nebula - its diameter is about 15 light years and the angular apparent size is 13'x9 '. Usually, planetary nebula "live" for about 10 or 20 thousand years. The MWP1 nebula is very old. Scientists estimate the age of the nebula based on the speed of its expansion in space. Nebula is about 150 thousand years old.

This image taken over several nights in October, November 2018.

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