File:Collision of Gases Near a Dying Star in the Helix Nebula (1996-13-406).tiff
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editDescriptionCollision of Gases Near a Dying Star in the Helix Nebula (1996-13-406).tiff |
English: This colorful image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the collision of two gases near a dying star. Astronomers have dubbed the tadpole-like objects in the upper right-hand corner "cometary knots" because their glowing heads and gossamer tails resemble comets. Although astronomers have seen gaseous knots through ground-based telescopes, they have never seen so many in a single nebula. |
Date | 15 April 1996 (upload date) |
Source | Collision of Gases Near a Dying Star in the Helix Nebula |
Author | C. Robert O'Dell and Kerry P. Handron (Rice University), NASA |
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Keywords InfoField | Planetary Nebulas; Nebulas |
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