Astronomers capture stunning Butterfly Nebula image

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A telescope in Chile took an amazing new picture. This picture shows a big and beautiful space butterfly.

This space cloud is called the Butterfly Nebula. It is 2,500 light-years away in the Scorpius stars.

A small white star is inside this space cloud. This star lost its gas layers a long time ago.

This lost gas now forms wings like a butterfly. The star's heat makes the gas shine very bright.

School children in Chile chose this special object. They celebrated 25 years of the Gemini Observatory.

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What did the telescope in Chile take a picture of?

The telescope took a picture of a big and beautiful space butterfly.

What is the Butterfly Nebula?

The Butterfly Nebula is a space cloud that is 2,500 light-years away in the Scorpius stars.

Who chose the special object in the picture?

School children in Chile chose this special object.

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