ic 1318 B and C, the butterfly nebula in cygnus - 50% pixel view
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A small part of the large area of nebulosity around the star Sadr, gamma Cygni, the central star in Cygnus. There are three major parts of the nebula spanniing
several degrees of sky. the upper right portion, with Sadr, is part B, the lower left is part C. Part A is above and to the right of Sadr
which is not actually associated with the nebulosity, lying about halfway between us and ic 1318.