NGC 3918
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ngc-3918-293-16847040
title:
NGC 3918
text:
NGC 3918 is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Centaurus, nicknamed the "Blue Planetary" or "The Southerner". It is the brightest of the far southern planetary nebulae. This nebula was discovered by Sir John Herschel in March 1834 and is easily visible through small telescopes. The round or even slightly oval diameter is telescopically between 8 and 10 arcsec, though deep images extends this to about 19 or 20 arcsec. More surprising is the beautiful rich blue colour that looks much l
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encyclopedia
description:
Planetary nebula in the constellation Centaurus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3918
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date modified:
2024-01-14T07:53:34Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Planetary_nebula_NGC_3918.jpg","width":667,"height":667}
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13
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15