Image of the Necklace #Nebula - a shining blue cluster against a dark universe dotted with golden stars

"The #NecklaceNebula (PN G054.2-03.4) is a 19-trillion-kilometre-wide (2.0 light-year-wide)[1] planetary #nebula located about 15,000 light-years away in the northern constellation Sagitta."
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Hubble Space Telescope image of the Necklace Nebula (PN G054.2-03.4), a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagitta. The nebula's striking appearance is due to the bright knots of glowing gas and red jets emanating from a central binary star system. The nebula is approximately 5,000 years old and spans about 5 light-years.

Astronomy Picture from 18/05/2021

Jets from the Necklace Nebula

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210518.html


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