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Hubble image of NGC 2392, the Eskimo Nebula
NASA, A. Fruchter and the ERO Team (STScI)
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Eskimo Nebula NGC 2392
The Eskimo Nebula was named because it resembles a face surrounded by a fur parka. Known to astronomers as NGC 2392, this planetary nebula is a shell of gas and other material that is being blown into space by a star, which is visible at the center.

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