New Class of Cosmic Objects: Super Planetary Nebula

In spite of their names, planetary nebulas have nothing to do with planets. Their name comes from the fact that they resembled large exoplanets when viewed through earlier telescopes. They are, in fact, shells of gas and dust, expelled by stars about the size of our Sun when their life cycle ... [ read more >> ]

An optical image from the 0.6-m University of Michigan/CTIO Curtis Schmidt telescope of the brightest Radio Planetary Nebula in the Small Magellanic Cloud, JD 04

Image comment: An optical image from the 0.6-m University of Michigan/CTIO Curtis Schmidt telescope of the brightest Radio Planetary Nebula in the Small Magellanic Cloud, JD 04
Image credits: Magellanic Cloud Emission Line Survey (MCELS) / E. Crawford & S. Griffith.

An optical image from the 0.6-m University of Michigan/CTIO Curtis Schmidt telescope of the brightest Radio Planetary Nebula in the Small Magellanic Cloud, JD 04
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