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The Snake Nebula is a dark nebula located in the Inner Orion Spur, approximately 600 lightyears from Sol.

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The Snake Nebula observed from a nearby star system

There are no stars inside the nebula, which means it can be only observed from nearby star systems.

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The nebula viewed from the Galaxy Map