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   Kelly Lepo (kellylepo@astrodon.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Apr-2024 21:04:59 JST Kelly Lepo

   Happy Birthday #Hubble! It was launched #OTD April 24, 1990 on the Space Shuttle Discovery.

   This year's anniversary image is of the Little Dumbbell Nebula, or M76.

   M76 is a planetary nebula, a glowing cloud of gas ejected by a sun-like star at the end of its lifetime. The central bar structure is actually a ring seen edge-on. This was likely sculpted by a binary companion star. Two lobes extend from the bar to the left and right of the ring.

   More: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-013

   #Space #Astronomy