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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Manatee’s nebula looks like a giant fish


Scientists have called the nebula W50 Manatees. What was the reason for this?

Nebula Manatees only recently got its own name. Until recently, it was more commonly known under the designation simply W50 and SNR G039.7-02.0.

This nebula, which in shape look like a giant fish, nestled in 18 000 light-years from Earth in the equatorial constellation Aquila.