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The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius.Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, most likely before 1824, this object is one of the closest of all the bright planetary nebulae to Earth. [3]
This video clip shows a visualization of the three-dimensional structure of the Pillars of Creation. Closer view of one pillar. Pillars of Creation is a photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, in the Serpens constellation, some 6,500–7,000 light-years (2,000–2,100 pc; 61–66 Em) from Earth. [1]
NGC 1232, also known as the Eye of God Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 20 October 1784. [3] It is dominated by millions of bright stars and dark dust, in spiral arms rotating about the center.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a breathtaking image of the spiral galaxy NGC 2566. Astronomers use detailed Hubble images to study star clusters and active star-forming regions.
The Hubble Space Telescope, that some scientists call the most important scientific instrument in the history of humankind, turns 25 this week. Here are five of the most iconic images taken by ...
The James Webb telescope has captured an image of the Pillars of Creation that could reshape thinking about star formation. ... Hubble Space Telescope images of the Pillars of Creation from 1995 ...
The two ends of the nebula are marked by FLIERs, lobes of fast moving gas often tinted red in false-color pictures. [5] NGC 3242 can easily be observed with amateur telescopes and appears bluish-green to most observers. Larger telescopes can distinguish the outer halo as well. [6] At the center of NGC 3242 is an O-type star with a spectral type ...
Everyone has seen the incredible photos of space and the galaxies beyond thanks to the groundbreaking technology of the Hubble space telescope. The Hubble only views visible light, but there are ...