The Seagull Nebula, pictured above, is named for its bird-like appearance due to the expanding glow of the gas and dust particles. It stretches a 1.6 degree wide area through teh Milky Way near Sirius. This space includes the object NGC2327 which forms the head of the bird, granting its name the Parrot Nebula. The red glow this Nebula gives off is due to the presence of atomic hydrogen and is spanned over a distance of 3,800 light years.
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