Imagine you could see the start of the expansion of the #hourglassnebula ... #ngc1514 reminds me strongly to this one :) ... I look at it as a designer - as if I would draw it or 3d animate it in space - from optical illusion due perspective to the real thing :) #astro #art #photography #astronews
Stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of an hourglass-shaped planetary nebula. The vibrant colors represent glowing gases (nitrogen-red, hydrogen-green, oxygen-blue) ejected from a dying Sun-like star, its core collapsing into a white dwarf. This breathtaking cosmic spectacle reveals intricate details of a star's final phase.
Astronomy Picture from 10/05/2015
MyCn18: An Hourglass Planetary Nebula
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150510.html
#HourglassNebula #PlanetaryNebula #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Astronomy #Space #Stars #Nebula #Cosmology #Astrophysics #DeathOfASun #WhiteDwarf #NASA #SpaceScience
James Webb Space Telescope's near-infrared image reveals a stunning hourglass-shaped nebula, Lynds 483, 650 light-years away in Serpens Cauda. Two protostars hidden near the center drive powerful bipolar outflows, creating dramatic twisting shock fronts visible in exquisite detail. This close-up showcases the violent beauty of star formation within a region less than half a light-year across.
Astronomy Picture from 13/03/2025
The Protostars within Lynds 483
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250313.html
#JWST #Nebula #Protostars #StarBirth #HourglassNebula #Lynds483 #Space #Astronomy #Cosmology #DeepSpace #StarFormation #SerpensCauda #Infrared
Ok, it’s no #bombcyclone
but have you ever seen such cosmic gadgetry?
An #hourglassnebula
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Wow.
