Eskimo nebula. Colour-enhanced optical image of the Eskimo nebula,NGC 2392 (or PK 197+17.1). This is an irregular disc planetary nebula,seen in the direction of the constellation Gemini. The nebula is about 2930 light years (900 parsecs) from Earth,and is expanding at a rate of about 54 kilometres per second. This image was gathered by the Keck Telescope,Hawaii,in 1990 | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / California Association for Research in Astronomy |
Taille de l’image : | 3895 px × 3181 px |
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