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Old 28-08-2015, 11:25 AM
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Cool New stunning Hubble image of PN M2-9 - The Twin Jet Nebula

NASA/ESA released yesterday this stunning new image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
of planetary nebula PN M2-9, nicknamed the "Twin Jet Nebula" -

https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1518a/

Press Release here -
https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1518/

Video background here -
https://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/heic1518a/
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Old 28-08-2015, 11:51 AM
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F f f f far out!!!

That is stunning! No other word to describe it.
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Old 28-08-2015, 11:55 AM
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Thanks Gary
I had not considered age for this type of object strangely but finding it to be so young is a surprise.
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Old 28-08-2015, 01:01 PM
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Thank you for sharing Gary. A unique photograph, but there is some colour gradient noticeable on the stars, they should have used PI for data processing
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Absolutely stunning!
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Old 29-08-2015, 11:03 PM
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wow that is amazing
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Old 31-08-2015, 05:11 PM
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Nice cartoon :-)
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Old 31-08-2015, 08:33 PM
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Very cool! Thanks, Gary.
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