#eskimo nebula

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The Eskimo Nebula*, C39 // Icarulus

Located about 6,520 light years from Earth in the constellation of Gemini, the Twins is the Eskimo Nebula. This planetary nebula was formed when a dying star flung material into space about 10,000 years ago. Discovered in 1787 by William Herschel (1738-1822), it is best seen in late winter in the northern hemisphere.

*In 2020, the International Astronomical Union and NASA discontinued the use of "Eskimo Nebula" as a name associated with this object. "Eskimo" is widely viewed as a colonial term with a racist history, imposed on the indigenous people of the Arctic regions. In future posts on this blog, we will simply refer to it as its catalog number, NGC 2392.

[mystarypi-astronomy]

This is the Eskimo Nebula! ⛄⛄⛄

This nebula is created by the death of a Sun-like star and its strange 2 layered appearance gives it a lot of creative names such as the Clown-Faced Nebula or the Lion Nebula. Even though it looks like the planetary nebula is smooth, the reality is that it has dense filaments of matter all around it! ✨✨✨

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Chile One telescope on December 6th, 2020 at 3:58 UTC.

[beyondtheblueplanet]

NGC 2392

Nicknamed the “Eskimo Nebula” because of how it resembles a face surrounded by a parka hood, this beautiful nebula is located about 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Gemini.

Image Credit: NASA

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NGC 2392 - Eskimo Nebula (Optical + Microwave) by Kevin Gill Via Flickr: HST Proposal IDs: 11599, 11122 HST Datasets: hst_11599_15_wfc3_uvis_f814w_sci hst_11599_15_wfc3_uvis_f555w_sci hst_11599_15_wfc3_uvis_f438w_sci hst_11122_05_wfpc2_f658n_wf_sci hst_11122_05_wfpc2_f656n_wf_sci hst_11122_05_wfpc2_f502n_wf_sci VLA Project ID: AK5280 VLA Freq: 8.460 GHz (X-band) NASA/ESA/Hubble/STScI/Kevin M. Gill

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Eskimo Nebula

[back-to-the-stars-again]

The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392).

Credit: NASA, Andrew Fruchter and the ERO Team

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The Eskimo Nebula, NGC 2392 // Adam Block

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The Eskimo Nebula, NGC 2392 // Thomas Rox