Posted on 05/18/2021 3:34:29 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: What celestial body wears the Necklace Nebula? First, analyses indicate that the Necklace is a planetary nebula, a gas cloud emitted by a star toward the end of its life. Also, what appears to be diamonds in the Necklace are actually bright knots of glowing gas. In the center of the Necklace Nebula are likely two stars orbiting so close together that they share a common atmosphere and appear as one in the featured image by the Hubble Space Telescope. The red-glowing gas clouds on the upper left and lower right are the results of jets from the center. Exactly when and how the bright jets formed remains a topic of research. The Necklace Nebula is only about 5,000 years old, spans about 5 light years, and can best be found with a large telescope toward the direction of the constellation of the Arrow (Sagitta).
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.
-> Anybody have any advice on eyepieces for a Celestron 8? Are there high quality ones that make a difference?
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Uranus would explain all the gas. No?
the eye of God
Such beauty.
No, it would not. That explanation was a hackneyed joke even when you were in fourth grade .
“a gas cloud emitted by a star toward the end of its life.”
Sadly Danny No, it would not.
“a gas cloud emitted by a star toward the end of its life.”
The “Your Anus” thing has been a hackneyed attempt at humor since at least the 1960s if not earlier.
Hiccup!
This one is breathtakingly beautiful.
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