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Spirograph Nebula from Earth and space
What may seem to be a large star in the center this image is actually the Spirograph Nebula (IC 418), shown again blown up in the upper left. It is a planetary nebula that can be seen within the Lepus constellation. At approximately 2000 light-years away and spanning .3 light-years in diameter, the Spirograph Nebula is just too faint to be seen with binoculars. The exact origins and specifics of the nebula are still currently uncertain. The blown up image to the upper left was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, as the Astroscience Center’s telescope is not powerful enough to take such a close picture. The unusual patterns give the nebula its name, as they resemble patterns drawn using a Spirograph. The individual images was taken by Dr. James Webb at the AstroScience Center on the 16th of January and combined by Bobby Martinez.
Spirograph Nebula from Earth and space
What may seem to be a large star in the center this image is actually the Spirograph Nebula (IC 418), shown again blown up in the upper left. It is a planetary nebula that can be seen within the Lepus constellation. At approximately 2000 light-years away and spanning .3 light-years in diameter, the Spirograph Nebula is just too faint to be seen with binoculars. The exact origins and specifics of the nebula are still currently uncertain. The blown up image to the upper left was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, as the Astroscience Center’s telescope is not powerful enough to take such a close picture. The unusual patterns give the nebula its name, as they resemble patterns drawn using a Spirograph. The individual images was taken by Dr. James Webb at the AstroScience Center on the 16th of January and combined by Bobby Martinez.