Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
The Eskimo Nebula from Hubble
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 [ http://en.wikipedia…] long orange filaments.
Credit and Copyright:
Andrew Fruchter [ http://www.stsci.ed…] (STScI [ http://www.stsci.ed…]) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/]
facet_when:
1787
facet_when:
2000
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
nebula
facet_what:
Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
facet_when_year:
1787
facet_when_year:
2000
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap060709

The Eskimo Nebula from Hubble
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