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                               2026 January 7
     [2]A starfield surrounds a giant red nebula. The nebula has so many
   winding filaments that it has been dubbed the Spaghetti Nebula. Please
             see the explanation for more detailed information.

             Simeis 147: The Spaghetti Nebula Supernova Remnant
                Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Saverio Ferretti

   Explanation: Its popular nickname is the Spaghetti Nebula. Officially
   cataloged as [4]Simeis 147 and Sharpless 2-240, it is easy to get lost
   following the looping and twisting filaments of this intricate
   [5]supernova remnant. [6]Seen toward the boundary of the
   [7]constellations of the Bull ([8]Taurus) and the Charioteer
   ([9]Auriga), the impressive gas structure covers nearly 3 [10]degrees
   on the sky, equivalent to 6 [11]full moons. That's about 150
   [12]light-years at the stellar debris cloud's estimated distance of
   3,000 light-years. The [13]supernova remnant has an estimated age of
   about 40,000 years, meaning light from this powerful stellar explosion
   first reached the [14]Earth when woolly mammoths roamed free. Besides
   the expanding remnant, this [15]cosmic catastrophe left behind a
   [16]pulsar, a fast-spinning [17]neutron star that is the remnant of the
   original star's core. The [18]featured image was captured last month
   from [19]Forca Canapine, [20]Italy.

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   3. https://www.instagram.com/sferretti70/
   4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeis_147
   5. https://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_sources/supernovas.html
   6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap101220.html
   7. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/constellations/
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(constellation)
   9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriga
  10. https://www.1728.org/angsize.htm
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  15. https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/videos/3486937625/thumb/1.jpg?ip=x480
  16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsar
  17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170501.html
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  20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
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