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Planetary Nebula NGC 5315
This flower-shaped nebula has an unusually chaotic appearance. The outer regions show a roughly X-shaped structure, suggesting that there may have been two preferred axes for the ejection from the central star. A stellar wind from the central star appears to have cleared out a cavity in the center. Further out from the star, there is a wide range of excitation of the gas, ranging from the hot regions (blue) near the central star to the cooler surrounding shell (red). NGC 5315 is located in the direction of the Southern constellation Circinus.
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Planetary Nebula NGC 5315
This flower-shaped nebula has an unusually chaotic appearance. The outer regions show a roughly X-shaped structure, suggesting that there may have been two preferred axes for the ejection from the central star. A stellar wind from the central star appears to have cleared out a cavity in the center. Further out from the star, there is a wide range of excitation of the gas, ranging from the hot regions (blue) near the central star to the cooler surrounding shell (red). NGC 5315 is located in the direction of the Southern constellation Circinus.
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