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A Cosmic Holiday Ornament, Hubble-Style
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'Tis the season for holiday decorating and tree-trimming. Not to be left out, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have photographed a festive-looking nearby planetary nebula called NGC 5189. The intricate structure of this bright gaseous nebula resembles a glass-blown holiday ornament with a glowing ribbon entwined. Planetary nebulae represent the final brief stage in the life of a medium-sized star like our sun.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineA Cosmic Holiday Ornament, Hubble-Style. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001578.
