Science Source Stock Photo - NGC 7293, Caldwell 63, Helix Nebula

NGC 7293, Caldwell 63, Helix Nebula

Description: This composite image is a view of the colorful Helix Nebula taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the Mosaic II Camera on the 4-meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. The object is so large that both telescopes were needed to capture a complete view. The Helix is a planetary nebula, the glowing gaseous envelope expelled by a dying, sun-like star. The Helix resembles a simple donut as seen from Earth. But looks can be deceiving. New evidence suggests that the Helix consists of two gaseous disks nearly perpendicular to each other.

Credit:

NASA, ESA, C.R. O'Dell, and M. Meixner, P. McCullough, and G. Bacon/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2578849

Legacy Identifier: BY7607

Type: Image

Size: 6146px × 6624px (~116 MB)

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