A Beautiful Death How a Dying Star Created the Crystal Ball Nebula
Universe Today
Planetary nebulae like the Crystal Ball Nebula (NGC 1514) are sort of like stellar obituaries. Though crystal balls supposedly reveal the future, the Crystal Ball Nebula tells us more about the past. It shows us how a binary pair of stars met their end. And since NGC 1514 is 1500 light years away, we’re seeing […] The post A Beautiful Death How a Dying Star Created the Crystal Ball Nebula appeared first on Knowridge Science Report .