Postcard05: The Helix Nebula
This image of the Helix Nebula shows a fine web of filamentary "bicycle-spoke" features embedded in the colorful red and blue gas ring. The Helix is one of the nearest planetary nebulae to Earth. Read more about the image here.
This Postcard is only available in electronic form.
Credit:
Text and compilation: Monica Salomone & Lars Lindberg Christensen. Graphics & Layout: Martin Kornmesser. Editor: Bruce Battrick. Coordination: Lars Lindberg Christensen.
About the Postcard
| Id: | hubble_postcard05 |
| Release date: | 22 March 2011, 10:24 |
| Dimensions: | 12 cm (W) x 17 cm (H) |
