Eskimo Nebula
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Etymology edit
From looking like the fur-lined hood of an Inuit (“Eskimo”) animal skin parka, while being worn.
Proper noun edit
- (astronomy) A planetary nebula in Gemini, Milky Way Galaxy
Usage notes edit
NASA has deprecated the name "Eskimo Nebula" within NASA, due to perceived racist naming in the term "Eskimo", which is considered by Canadian Inuit to be insulting, and an exonym. However, Alaskan Eskimo still use the term.
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See also edit
- Category:NGC 2392 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons