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{{Night Sky
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| image =Pistol star and nebula.jpg
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| rightascension =17<sup>h</sup> 46<sup>m</sup> 15.2<sup>s</sup><ref name=simbad>[http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=pistol+nebula&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id Pistol nebula] from the [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad SIMBAD Astronomical Database]</ref>
| rightascension =17<sup>h</sup> 46<sup>m</sup> 15.2<sup>s</sup><ref name=simbad>[http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=pistol+nebula&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id Pistol nebula] from the [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad SIMBAD Astronomical Database]</ref>
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The '''Pistol nebula''' is an [[emission nebula]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Sagittarius]].<ref name=constellation-guide>[http://www.constellation-guide.com/pistol-star/ Pistol Star and Nebula] from constellation-guide.com</ref> The first images of the nebula produced in the 1980s were of low resolution and appeared similar to a [[pistol]], giving the nebula its name. The nebula is known for housing one of the most luminous [[star]]s known, the Pistol star, which is believed to be well over million times brighter than the [[Sun]].<ref name=nasa/> The gas composing the nebula is thought to have been ejected by the star.
The '''Pistol nebula''' is an [[emission nebula]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Sagittarius]].<ref name=constellation-guide>[http://www.constellation-guide.com/pistol-star/ Pistol Star and Nebula] from constellation-guide.com</ref> The first images of the nebula produced in the 1980s were of low resolution and appeared similar to a [[pistol]], giving the nebula its name. The nebula is known for housing one of the most luminous [[star]]s known, the Pistol star, which is believed to be well over million times brighter than the [[Sun]].<ref name=nasa/> The gas composing the nebula is thought to have been ejected by the star. The image on the right is a false color image taken in [[infrared|infrared light]].
==Properties and Structure==
==Properties and Structure==