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  1. M76, the "Cork Nebula" is called one of 
  2. the dimmest of the Messier objects. While
  3. considered a planetary, it doesn't 
  4. exhibit the usual round shape. Its 
  5. central star is one of the hottest known,
  6. being a blistering  110,000 degrees F
  7. (60,000 degrees K), as compared to our 
  8. own sun which is a relatively balmy 
  9. 6000 degrees F.
  10.