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Planetary nebula NGC 5315 in Circinus

author: Nasa/Esa/Hubble heritage team/Novapix

reference: a-nep53-15001

Image Size 300 DPI: 12 * 12 cm

The Hubble image shows a planetary nebula, a dying Sun-like star, NGC 5315. This chaotic-looking nebula reveals an x-shaped structure. This shape suggests that the star ejected material in two different outbursts in two distinct directions. Each outburst unleashed a pair of diametrically opposed outflows. NGC 5315 lies in the southern constellation Circinus.
The red, green, and blue colors represent light emitted by nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen, respectively.

Keywords for this photo:

2007 - ASTRONOMY - CIRCINUS - DYING STAR - EVOLUTION - NEBULA - NGC 5315 - PLANETARY NEBULA - STAR - WIDE FIELD PLANETARY CAMERA -