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Webb Captures Stunning Infrared View of Eskimo Nebula
['Enrico De Lazaro']
Sci.News: Breaking Science News
New infrared observations of the Eskimo Nebula, a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula in the constellation of Gemini, reveal clumps of dust, ionized gas and expanding shells surrounding a central star.
The Eskimo Nebula is located approximately 4,200 light-years away in the constellation of Gemini.
Otherwise known as NGC 2392, the Clownface Nebula and the Lion Nebula, the nebula was first spied by the German-British astronomer William Herschel on January 17, 1787.
The new image of the Eskimo Nebula was captured using the NIRCam and MIRI instruments onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.
“The Eskimo Nebula will continue to undergo changes as its gas and dust migrate away from the stellar core,” the astronomers said.