Thursday, 4 November 2021

Hubble Images Colorful Planetary Nebula Ringed by Hazy Halo


The colorful planetary nebula, NGC 2438, formed after the death of a Sun-like star. It appears to lie on the outskirts of the open star cluster, M46 (NGC 2437), when in fact it is in the foreground between us and the star cluster. via NASA https://ift.tt/3CSlbvm
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