Newly Discovered Photogenic Planetary Nebulae (IMAGE)

University of Kent

Newly Discovered Photogenic Planetary Nebulae

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This image shows a field that contains a newly discovered photogenic planetary nebulae. Internally dubbed by the research team as the "Jelly-Fish PN" it shows an almost circular ring of emission from molecular hydrogen with a variety of structure in the ring itself and inside. The central ionizing source responsible for the radiation is a white dwarf, which is too faint at the near infrared wavelengths to be visible in the image.

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University of Kent

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