Copyright:T. Rector
中文翻譯:
漂浮在白天鵝座(Cygnus)的星空中，這個迷人且對稱的星雲在幾年前才被確認，目前仍然未列入一些天文目錄。事實上，業餘天文學家Dave Jurasevich於2008年7月6日在他拍攝的複雜天鵝座區域影像中確認了這個星雲，該區域包括了新月星雲(NGC 6888)。他隨後通知了國際天文學聯合會。僅僅十一天後，同一物體被Mel Helm在西耶拉遙遠天文台獨立發現，並由Keith Quattrocchi和Helm拍攝，也提交給IAU作為潛在的未知星雲。這個在圖片左側出現的星雲現在被稱為「肥皂泡星雲」(Soap Bubble Nebula)。這個新確認的星雲，很可能是行星狀星雲，這是類似於太陽的星星生命最終階段的一其中。
#肥皂泡星雲 #SoapBubbleNebula #天文學 #行星狀星雲 #Cygnus #新發現 #太空探索 #星雲
原文:
Adrift in the rich star fields of the constellation Cygnus, this lovely, symmetric nebula was only recognized a few years ago and does not yet appear in some astronomical catalogs. In fact, amateur astronomer Dave Jurasevich identified it as a nebula on 2008 July 6 in his images of the complex Cygnus region that included the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888). He subsequently notified the International Astronomical Union. Only eleven days later the same object was independently identified by Mel Helm at Sierra Remote Observatories, imaged by Keith Quattrocchi and Helm, and also submitted to the IAU as a potentially unknown nebula. The nebula, appearing on the left of the featured image, is now known as the Soap Bubble Nebula. What is the newly recognized nebula? Most probably it is a planetary nebula, a final phase in the life of a sun-like star.
來源:NASA每日圖片
