Portrait of a Nebula (M1-63) Wall Art tapestry Ripples in the shell’s surface

Ripples in the shell’s surface may be caused either by subtle variations in the density of the ambient interstellar gas

Hubble was recently retrained on NGC 6302

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech STScI

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

about 160 000 and 200 000 light-years away respectively

Portrait of a Nebula (M1-63) Wall Art tapestry Ripples in the shell’s surfaceThis image from the NASA ESA Hubble Space Telescope features an impressive portrait of M1 63, an example of a bipolar planetary nebula located in the constellation of Scutum (the Shield). A nebula like this one is formed when the star at its center sheds huge quantities of material from its outer layers, leaving behind a spectacular cloud of gas and dust. It is believed that a binary system of stars at the center of the bipolar nebula is capable of