... This supernova explosion was so inherently bright that it could be seen nearby 5 billion light years away (a redshift of 0.28) even with a small telescope. ... NGC 3132: The Eight Burst Nebula . ... It's the dim star, not the bright one, near the center of NGC 3132 that created this odd but beautiful planetary nebula. ... NGC 4631 is a big beautiful spiral galaxy seen edge-on (top right) only 25 million light-years away towards the small northern constellation Canes Venatici. ...