Helix nebula
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The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Aquarius. in the New General Catalogue of 1888 it is number 7293. It is about 700 light-years away from Earth. It is also known as the Eye of God in pop culture[1] because it looks like an eye.
Helix Nebula Media
- Helix3D.png
A 3 dimensional map of carbon monoxide in NGC 7293
- Comets Kick up Dust in Helix Nebula (PIA09178).jpg
Structure and cometary knots are prominent in this Infrared false-color image taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope
The location of NGC 7293 (labelled in red)
A closer view of knots in the nebula
References
- ↑ "Urban Legends Reference Pages". Eye of God. Retrieved 5 February 2004.
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