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APOD from 2014-07-18
Ou4: A Giant Squid #Nebula
Discovered by Nicolas Outters, the "squid nebula" spans 2.5 full moons in Cepheus. Captured by the Isaac Newton Telescope, it may be a planetary nebula 2,300 light-years away, driven by triple star system HR8119 and nearly 50 light-years wide.
HD image at
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140718.html 
Published at
2025-02-10 19:30:52Event JSON
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