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Date: Jan 31 20:16 2014

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NGC 2452 (also PK 243-1.1, ESO 493-PN11, CS = 19.0 and Hen 2-4) is a magnitude +12.0 planetary nebula located 12,000 light years away in the constellation Puppis. The nebula was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at the Cape of Good Hope, on the 1st February 1837. Right Ascension 07h 47m 26.27s, Declination -27° 20' 06.6" Read more __________________

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Date: Oct 19 06:28 2013

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Hubble Watched a Pulsating Stellar Relic This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the planetary nebula NGC 2452, located in the southern constellation of Puppis. The blue haze across the frame is what remains of a star like our sun after it has depleted all its fuel. When this happens, the core of the star becomes unstable and releases huge numbers of incredibly energetic particles that blow the star's atmosphere away into space. Read more __________________

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