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May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 -- NGC 1360: The Robin's Egg Nebula
By OpEdNews admin
This pretty cosmic cloud lies some 1,500 light-years away, it shape and color reminiscent of a blue robin's egg. It spans about 3 light-years, nested securely within the boundaries of the southern constellation Fornax. Recognized as a planetary nebula it doesn't represent a beginning though, but instead corresponds to a brief and final phase in the evolution of an aging star. In fact, visible in the telescopic image the central star of NGC 136 ...
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NGC 1360: The Robin's Egg Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Josep Drudis, Don Goldman
Courtesy of http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
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