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Constellation Norma, 1890, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (P3548-228). Photographic negative, number 10, the stars of the Milky Way showing the area around Constellation Norma, glass / gelatin, used at Sydney Observatory, photograph by James Short and H. C. Russell, Sydney, 15 August, 1890.
Title written on paper envelope with information '...RA 16-38 Dec 55 [degrees] 33...Good Negative...Exposed 3 hours...[beta], [alpha], [gamma] Norma show just on left hand margin of plate, a little below middle'. Scratched into plate is 'August 15 1890 Taken RA 16 38 Dec 55..33. Exposed 3 hours' and 'South' on bottom of plate. Found wrapped with other negatives, labelled 'All these negatives were used as illustrations of the Milky Way'.
PK 329-02.2: Menzel 2
PK 329-02.2, also called Menzel 2, is a planetary nebula located towards the constellation Norma. The nebula surrounds two stars, one (lower left) the companion of the central star (upper right).
Planetary nebula form when medium sized stars- about the mass of our Sun- run out of fuel. After expanding into a red giant, the star collapses into a white dwarf, emitting its outer layers. These emissions can be very irregular and shaped by surrounding material and objects, creating intricate, glowing nebulae like Menzel 2.
Image and information from ESA.
