... It's the dim star, not the bright one, near the center of NGC 3132 that created this odd but beautiful planetarynebula ... Although photographed to explore unusual symmetries, it's the asymmetries that help make this planetarynebula so intriguing. ...
... NGC 4361: Galaxy Shaped PlanetaryNebula . NGC 5189: A Strange PlanetaryNebula . ... NGC 5189: A Strange PlanetaryNebula . The North America Nebula . Nova Cygni 1992 . ...
... In this case, the result is a photogenic proto- planetarynebula . ... known as the Calabash Nebula and OH231.8+4.2, will likely develop into a full bipolar planetarynebula over the next 1000 years ...
... Nebula (NGC 7293), a well studied and nearby example of a PlanetaryNebula , typical of this final phase of stellar evolution ... The white dot at the Helix's center is this PlanetaryNebula's hot, central star . ...
... RA 22:30; Dec -20:48 ( Aquarius ) . Distance: 450 ly . Type: planetarynebula . ... The Helix (or Helical) Nebula is the closest planetary to the Earth, appearing about half the diameter of the Moon in the sky. ...