Stunning new picture of cosmic butterfly captured by telescope in Chile

NGC 6302, a billowing planetary nebula that resembles a cosmic butterfly (NSF NOIRLab via AP)
NGC 6302, a billowing planetary nebula that resembles a cosmic butterfly (NSF NOIRLab via AP)

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly.

The National Science Foundation’s NoirLab released the picture.

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