IC 63 -- nicknamed the Ghost Nebula -- is about 550 light-years from Earth. The nebula is classified as both a reflection nebula -- as it is reflecting the light of a nearby star -- and as an ...
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Called that, it brings to mind a similar object, Mirach’s Ghost (NGC 404) in Andromeda. Famed Canadian astroimager Jack Newton dubbed this object the Tank Tracks Nebula. Through large telescopes ...