Eskimo nebula. Colour-enhanced optical image of the Eskimo nebula, NGC 2392 (or PK 197+). This is an irregular disc planetary nebula, seen in the

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Eskimo nebula. Colour-enhanced optical image of the Eskimo nebula, NGC 2392 (or PK 197+). This is an irregular disc planetary nebula, seen in the direction of the constellation Gemini. The nebula is about 2930 light years (900 parsecs) from Earth, and is expanding at a rate of about 54 kilometres per second. This image was gathered by the Keck Telescope, Hawaii, in 1990

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Keywords: 197+, 2392, astronomy, cosmology, death, eskimo, imagery, keck, nebula, ngc, pk, planetary, science, star, stellar