NGC 6357, The Lobster Nebula

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Helix Nebula in Visible and in Infrared Light

The Helix Nebula, also known as NGC 7293, is a large planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Planetary nebulae like the Helix are sculpted late in a Sun-like star’s life by a torrential gush of gases escaping from the dying star. They have nothing to do with planet formation, but got their name because they look like planetary disks when viewed through a small telescope.

Credit: ESO/VISTA/J. Emerson.

An odd planetary nebula in Hercules

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The Hubble Space Telescope looks at the Veil Nebula, the magnificent remains of a supernova that went boom about 8,000 years ago.