A selection of Hubble’s planetary nebulae
This mosaic shows a selection of stunning images of bipolar planetary nebulae taken by Hubble.
A new study using Hubble observations has found that bipolar planetary nebulae located towards the central bulge of our Milky Way appear to be strangely aligned in the sky — a surprising result given their varied histories. The nebulae shown here were not involved in this new study, but demonstrate the varied forms of these spectacular objects.
- Row 1 (from upper left): NGC 6302, NGC 6881, NGC 5189
- Row 2 (from lower left) : M2-9, Hen 3-1475, Hubble 5
ESA/Hubble & NASA
NGC 6302: NASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team
NGC 6881: ESA/Hubble & NASA
NGC 5189: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
M2-9: Bruce Balick (University of Washington), Vincent Icke (Leiden University, The Netherlands), Garrelt Mellema (Stockholm University), and NASA/ESA
Hen 3-1475: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Hubble 5: Bruce Balick (University of Washington), Vincent Icke (Leiden University, The Netherlands), Garrelt Mellema (Stockholm University), and NASA/ESA
About the Image
Id: | heic1316b |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | 4 September 2013, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic1316 |
Size: | 4194 x 2852 px |
About the Object
Name: | Hen 3-1475, Hubble 5, M2-9, NGC 5189, NGC 6302, NGC 6881 |
Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
Category: | Nebulae |