HST Image of Planetary Nebula M3-1 (IMAGE)

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HST Image of Planetary Nebula M3-1

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An image obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope of the planetary nebula M3-1, the central star of which is actually a binary system with one of the shortest orbital periods known.

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David Jones - IAC

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