NGC 246, the Skull Nebula, is about 1,600 light-years away. At nightfall it’s just above the horizon, to the lower left of the line formed by the Moon and Venus, the “evening star.” The nebula contains gas and dust expelled by a dying star.
NGC 246, the Skull Nebula, is about 1,600 light-years away. At nightfall it’s just above the horizon, to the lower left of the line formed by the Moon and Venus, the “evening star.” The nebula contains gas and dust expelled by a dying star.