Tag: planetary nebula

  • NGC 7293

    NGC 7293

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    NGC 7293 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius, known as the Helix nebula or also the eye of God.

  • M 27

    M 27

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    This is M 27 or NGC 6853, also known as the Dumbell nebula.It is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, a rest of a supernova explosion.

  • M 57

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    M 57 or NGC 6720 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Lyra and it is what remains of a supernova explosion.At its center there is a white dwarf which is what remains of the supernova core.