#planetary-nebula — Public Fediverse posts
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Oddball Planetary Nebula https://photo.m-j-s.net/blog/2026/05/oddball-planetary-nebula/
PGC 49877 / Fr 2-8 - Galaxy / Planetary Nebula in Centaurus - OSC v1
Imaged at the IAS Hakos Observatory, Namibia with the 20" Philipp Keller Cassegrain at full focal length of 4500 mm, f/9, this oddball object is listed both as a galaxy (PGC 49877) an...
#astrofotografie #astronomie #astronomy #astrophotography #Centaurus #EN #Fr2-8 #hakos #ias #namibia #PGC49877 #photoblog #PlanetaryNebula
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Webb’s Latest Photos Are Among its Most Incredible Yet https://petapixel.com/2026/02/25/webbs-latest-photos-are-among-its-most-incredible-yet/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #planetarynebula #science #spitzer #nebula #Space #space #News #jwst #NASA #webb
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Planetary Nebula PMR 1 with #JWST NIRCam.
It contains a Wolf-Rayet star at its center.
Filters: F150W (blue), F187N (hydrogen line Paschen-alpha in green), F444W (orange), F470N (molecular hydrogen in red)
see also NIRCam filters: https://jwst-docs.stsci.edu/jwst-near-infrared-camera/nircam-instrumentation/nircam-filters#gsc.tab=0
program: https://www.stsci.edu/jwst-program-info/program/?program=9224
PI: Macarena Garcia Marin
#wolfrayet #planetarynebula #astronomy #science #space #nebula
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The very faint planetary nebula, known as Abell 7, is about 1,800 light-years from Earth. It is located just south of Orion toward the constellation Lepus, The Hare. Posing against the Milky Way stars, its simple spherical shape about 8 light-years in diameter is revealed in this deep telescopic image.
Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh
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Planetary Nebula NGC 6072 - NASA/ESA JWST Space Telescope 🪐
#astronomy #esa #jwst #nasa #ngc6072 #planetarynebula #space
▶️ 1 new picture from @andrealuck https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Planetary_Nebula_NGC_6072_-_NASA-ESA_JWST_Space_Telescope_%2854697104186%29.jpg
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Planetary Nebula Abell 7
Very faint planetary nebula Abell 7 is about 1,800 light-years distant. It lies just south of Orion in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Lepus, The Hare. Posing with scattered Milky Way stars, its generally simple spherical shape about 8 light-years in diameter is revealed in this deep telescopic image.
Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@esoastronomy/115660342759864952
Hah, and while their attempts to take pictures of the ELT from the plane are just as bad as mine, I noticed that at 07:26 they are showing my MUSE picture demonstrating AO correction of Planetary Nebula NGC 6563. 😀
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Webb Embraces Spooky Season With Red Spider Nebula Portrait https://petapixel.com/2025/10/31/webb-embraces-spooky-season-with-red-spider-nebula-portrait/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #planetarynebula #astronomy #science #nebula #Space #space #News #jwst #webb
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The Secular Evolution of #PlanetaryNebula IC 418 and Its Implications for Carbon Star Formation: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/adf62b -> HKU Astrophysics Research Captures 130 Years of Evolution of a Dying Star: https://www.hku.hk/press/news_detail_28550.html
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Webb Captures the First-Ever Image of the Butterfly Nebula’s Hidden Heart https://petapixel.com/2025/08/29/webb-captures-the-first-ever-image-of-the-butterfly-nebulas-hidden-heart/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #butterflynebula #planetarynebula #nebula #Space #space #News #jwst #NASA #webb #esa
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The JWST/MIRI view of the #PlanetaryNebula NGC 6302 – a UV-irradiated torus and a hot bubble triggering PAH formation: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/542/2/1287/8241385?login=false -> Webb investigates complex heart of a cosmic butterfly: https://esawebb.org/news/weic2517/ and https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_investigates_complex_heart_of_a_cosmic_butterfly
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Faint blue arcs stretch across the sky near Andromeda. But they aren’t part of that galaxy.
SDSO 1 is now recognized as a Ghost Planetary Nebula, a newly defined class. It belongs to our own Milky Way.
Discovered by amateurs. Confirmed with 550 hours of data.
📅 Aug 4, 2025
📷 Patrick Ogle et al.
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Webb’s Incredible New Nebula Photos Preview the Sun’s Deadly Fate https://petapixel.com/2025/08/01/webbs-incredible-new-nebula-photos-preview-the-suns-deadly-fate/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #astrophotography #planetarynebula #nebula #Space #News #jwst #NASA #webb #sun
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📸 Planetary Nebula Mz3: The Ant Nebula
Why is this nebula shaped like an ant? Mz3 is formed by gas expelled from a dying star. It might be shaped by a close companion star or powerful magnetic fields. The central star is similar to our Sun, offering a glimpse at our solar system's future.📅 APOD – July 13, 2025
📷 Credit: NASA, ESA, R. Sahai (JPL) et al., Hubble Heritage Team#APOD #NASA #Astronomy #Hubble #PlanetaryNebula #Mz3 #AntNebula #Space #Stars #Astrophotography #StellarSnap
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Binary Star System
Most stars in the universe come in pairs. In a binary system, two stars orbit a common center of mass. Some, like V664 Cas, evolve into spectacular sights. This red giant and white dwarf orbit every 0.58 days, creating the planetary nebula HFG1 and a glowing arc-shaped shockwave.
📷 Julien Cadena & Mickael Coulon
🔗 stellarsnap.space
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JWST/MIRI Study of the Enigmatic Mid-infrared Rings in the #PlanetaryNebula NGC 1514: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/adbbcf -> Dying star's energetic display comes into full focus: https://esawebb.org/news/weic2508/ and https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2025/news-2025-118 and https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/04/Webb_brings_dying_star_s_energetic_display_into_full_focus and https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/with-nasas-webb-dying-stars-energetic-display-comes-into-full-focus/ and https://www.iac.es/en/outreach/news/james-webb-space-telescope-captures-wedding-rings-stellar-couple
