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| Astronomy Picture of the Day: Jan. 9 2013 The Jellyfish Nebula |
The Jellyfish Nebula, as seen in the picture, obtains its namesake because its left side is seen to be dangling tentacles. It is located near the bright star Eta Geminorum and is within the supernova remnant (debris cloud from a supernova explosion) IC 443. The Nebula's light reached the Earth over 30,000 years ago. The Jellyfish Nebula is about 5,000 light years away and shares a similar water-like name with the Crab Nebula. Both the Crab Nebula and the Jellyfish Nebula harbor a neutron star, which is a remnant of a collapsed stellar core.
This is all very cool to me because just the idea of something that came from the remnants of a supernova that had happened many years ago is intriguing. Also the nebula itself just looks really awesome.
This is all very cool to me because just the idea of something that came from the remnants of a supernova that had happened many years ago is intriguing. Also the nebula itself just looks really awesome.
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