The Wings of the Twin Jet Nebula
Channel: Dark Science 5
Date: 2023-02-14

Minkowski 2-9, abbreviated M2-9 is a planetary nebula that was discovered by Rudolph Minkowski in 1947. It is located about 2,100 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus. This bipolar nebula takes the peculiar form of twin lobes of material that emanate from a central star.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      _                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 #science #space #astronomy #spacefacts #sciencefacts #twin #jet #nebula                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                _                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Attribution: ESA/Hubble: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hubblecast_86.webm (CC BY 4.0)