In 1787, astronomer William Herschel [ http://www.windows.…] discovered the Eskimo Nebula [ http://www.seds.org…]. From the ground, NGC 2392 resembles a person's head surrounded by a parka [ http://www.oregonli…] hood. In 2000, the Hubble Space Telescope [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] imaged the Eskimo Nebula [ http://www.noao.edu…]. From space, the nebula displays gas clouds so complex they are not fully understood. The Eskimo Nebula [ http://adsabs.harva…] is clearly a planetary nebula [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], and the gas seen above composed the outer layers of a Sun [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]-like star only 10,000 years ago. The inner filaments visible above [ http://hubblesite.o…] are being ejected by strong wind [ http://www-istp.gsf…] of particles from the central star. The outer disk contains unusual light-year long orange filaments.
Explanation
In 1787, astronomer William Herschel [ http://www.windows.…] discovered the Eskimo Nebula [ http://www.seds.org…]. From the ground, NGC 2392 resembles a person's head surrounded by a parka [ http://www.oregonli…] hood. In 2000, the Hubble Space Telescope [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] imaged the Eskimo Nebula [ http://www.noao.edu…]. From space, the nebula displays gas clouds so complex they are not fully understood. The Eskimo Nebula [ http://adsabs.harva…] is clearly a planetary nebula [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], and the gas seen above composed the outer layers of a Sun [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]-like star only 10,000 years ago. The inner filaments visible above [ http://hubblesite.o…] are being ejected by strong wind [ http://www-istp.gsf…] of particles from the central star. The outer disk contains unusual light-year long orange filaments.
