Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

NGC 5189: A Strange Planetary Nebula

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 11, 1995 is “NGC 5189: A Strange Planetary Nebula,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit: Anglo-Australian Telescope photograph by David Malin Copyright: Anglo-Australian Telescope Board). The original explanation runs about 83 words.

NGC 5189: A Strange Planetary Nebula
Credit: Anglo-Australian Telescope photograph by David Malin Copyright: Anglo-Australian Telescope Board Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“After a Sun -like star can no longer support fusion in its core, the center condenses into a white dwarf while the outer atmospheric layers are expelled into space and appear as a planetary nebula . This particular planetary nebula has a quite strange and chaotic structure.”

— APOD editors, December 11, 1995

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 11, 1995
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Anglo-Australian Telescope photograph by David Malin Copyright: Anglo-Australian Telescope Board
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 83 words

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