NGC 2371 - The Candy Wrapper Nebula - telescope processed image. Astronomers once thought its two symmetrical lobes were separate objects, giving it two catalog names: NGC 2371 and NGC 2372.

NGC 2371 - The Candy Wrapper Nebula - unprocessed image. The "wrapper" is lit by a super-hot central star with a surface temperature of 240,000°F—one of the hottest stars in our galaxy.

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