NASA and Hubble Share Seasons Greetings

CREDIT: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) View full size image

For the holidays, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope photographed a festive-looking planetary nebula called NGC 5189. The Hubble astronomers say the structure of the nebula "resembles a glass-blown holiday ornament with a glowing ribbon entwined."

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