Still Waters Posted May 3, 2021 #1 Share Posted May 3, 2021 The interaction of two doomed stars has created this spectacular ring adorned with bright clumps of gas—a diamond necklace of cosmic proportions. Fittingly known as the "Necklace Nebula," this planetary nebula is located 15,000 light-years away from Earth in the small, dim constellation of Sagitta (the Arrow). https://phys.org/news/2021-05-image-hubble-views-dazzling-cosmic.html 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosy.Matters Posted May 3, 2021 #2 Share Posted May 3, 2021 |s that all? , star is practically next door. /breezy-flippancy/sarc '"Necklace Nebula," this planetary nebula is located 15,000 light-years away . . ' Why can't these galaxy news things be like 2, 3 or 1 ! Lightyears away ? You know so in the next few decades we could just pop over for a nice dinner and back. ~8~ So appreciate this post btw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrLzs Posted May 4, 2021 #3 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I vividly remember the horror I felt when I found out about Hubble's design flaw, back in 1990. But now, over thirty years later, when I look at the amazing catalogue of magnificent images from the fixed version, all is forgiven. Almost.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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