The Cosmos with NGC 2371/2
NGC 2371/2 is located approximately 4,300 light-years away in the constellation Gemini. This nebula confused astronomers when it was first studied — rather than being classified as a single object, it was instead recorded as two objects, named NGC 2371 and NGC 2372, owing to its symmetrical lobed structure. “NGC 2371/2 formed when a Sun-like star reached…