Portrait Of NGC 5189: New Light On An Old Planetary

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Composite Image of NGC 5189 Courtesy of Robert Gendler

Stretching across three light years of space and located about 3,000 light years away in the direction of the constellation of Musca, an incredible and rather understudied planetary nebula awaits a new hand to bring out new light. While most planetary nebula have a rather normal, bloated star look, NGC 5189 shows an extraordinary amount of loops and curls not normally seen in objects of its type. Just what is going on here? (…)
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