This is an image of the Dumbbell Nebula, which was created when a red giant star ran out of hydrogen to fuse and underwent supernova, leaving behind a large cloud of gas and a white dwarf star. It is the 27th object on Messier's list of non-star, non-comet objects in the sky, and is located in the constellation Vulpecula, or the Fox. This is very similar to what will most likely become of our solar system when out sun goes supernova.
Friday, September 26, 2014
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This is an image of the Dumbbell Nebula, which was created when a red giant star ran out of hydrogen to fuse and underwent supernova, leaving behind a large cloud of gas and a white dwarf star. It is the 27th object on Messier's list of non-star, non-comet objects in the sky, and is located in the constellation Vulpecula, or the Fox. This is very similar to what will most likely become of our solar system when out sun goes supernova.
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