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Sh 2-216, Kabir Jami
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Sh 2-216

Sh 2-216, Kabir Jami
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Sh 2-216

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Sh 2-216

What once was thought to be the closest planetary nebula to Earth is the second closest. This very dim but huge nebula is located 390 light years away in Perseus. With an apparent diameter of 1.6 degrees, the nebula is over 3 times the diameter of the full Moon.

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