Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Fliers Around the Blue Snowball Nebula

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 22, 1996 is “Fliers Around the Blue Snowball Nebula,” an image. It is credited to Fliers Around the Blue Snowball Nebula Credit: B. Balick (U. Washington) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA. The original explanation runs about 129 words.

Fliers Around the Blue Snowball Nebula
Credit: Fliers Around the Blue Snowball Nebula Credit: B. Balick (U. Washington) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Explanation : Planetary nebulae are strange. First, they are gas clouds and have nothing to do with our Solar System ‘s planets.”

— APOD editors, November 22, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 22, 1996
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Fliers Around the Blue Snowball Nebula Credit: B. Balick (U. Washington) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 129 words

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Topics in this entry

Nebulae

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