Green nebula next to the Planetary Nebula
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Any ideas as to its origins?
I suspect it may be a layer of the central star ejected just before the star went boom and created the PN.
Or did a shockwave hit the interstellar gas and dust?Posted
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by williamaskew
I suspect this star wouldnt have exploded but rather shed its outer layers of it RED giant phase. I looked at this in the different wavelengths available on the 'examine page and that cloud seems to extend down the whole right side of the image. good eye Aa
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Thanks, Billy, it just caught my eye and I wondered if this was real or an artifact.
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by Dolorous_Edd in response to Alpha Aurigae's comment.
IMO I think it is real, could be visible in DSS image
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by Budgieye moderator
Funny how straight it is. Some discussion before in the forum http://www.galaxyzooforum.org/index.php?topic=57.msg527346#msg527346
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Thanks DE and Budgieye 😃.
Those forums sure come in handy.
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