In the Center of the Dumbbell Nebula
Explanation:
Here's part of the
Dumbbell Nebula that you can't see through
binoculars.
To see this, we suggest a
sophisticated spectrograph attached to a
telescope with an 8-meter aperture.
Pictured above is the central part of the
Dumbbell Nebula, also known as
M27 and NGC 6853.
The Dumbbell is a
planetary nebula created by the
aging bright star visible just right of center.
The nebula, located in the constellation
Vulpecula, is thousands of years old.
Visible in
this false-color photograph
is glowing hydrogen gas (green) and
enigmatical globules of dense molecular gas and
dust (red).
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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