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NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula which is located at about 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Puppis.
Planetary nebulae like this one are formed when a sun-like star progresses from main-sequence, where it spends most of its stellar life in, before blooming into a red-giant, ultimately shedding its outer layer of gases off into space, forming a nebula.
NGC 2438 also lies on the outskirts of a very bright, relatively young open star cluster, known as M46. But this planetary nebula's central star is not only much older than the stars of M46, it moves through space at a different speed than the cluster stars.
Distance estimates also place NGC 2438 closer than M46 and so the nebula appears in the foreground of the young star cluster. NGC 2438’s aurora of glowing gas extends to an astonishing distance of 4.5 light-years in across.
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NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula which is located at about 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Puppis.
Planetary nebulae like this one are formed when a sun-like star progresses from main-sequence, where it spends most of its stellar life in, before blooming into a red-giant, ultimately shedding its outer layer of gases off into space, forming a nebula.
NGC 2438 also lies on the outskirts of a very bright, relatively young open star cluster, known as M46. But this planetary nebula's central star is not only much older than the stars of M46, it moves through space at a different speed than the cluster stars.
Distance estimates also place NGC 2438 closer than M46 and so the nebula appears in the foreground of the young star cluster. NGC 2438’s aurora of glowing gas extends to an astonishing distance of 4.5 light-years in across.
Watch full video to find out what happened next
Tags :-
#scienceofspace #nebula #ngcnebula
