- Designation
- OH 231.8+04.2
- Type
- protoplanetary nebula / post-AGB
- Constellation
- Puppis
- Distance
- ≈ 5,000 light-years
- Collection
- Rare
OH 231.8+04.2 · Essential
Calabash Nebula
protoplanetary nebula / post-AGB, in the constellation Puppis · ≈ 5,000 light-years
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10 shares of the fragment€29.00
out of the 41,000 shares this light holds
A finite light: 41,000 shares in all.
Two files, not one: the certificate in high definition for the screen, and an A4 version with print margins, ready to frame.
For this nebula the published archive is smaller than for the others: the certificate medallion renders at 267 dots per inch on A4, which stays sharp in a frame. At very large sizes it loses a little fineness.
Stretched across Puppis like an overturned calabash, this nebula is a star caught mid-transformation, casting off its matter before revealing its true face. Its unusual shape makes it instantly endearing. Surprise someone out of the ordinary with it, the sky's originals were made for Earth's.
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