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by Pentaxian
Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:55 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula (2011 Jan 08)
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Re: APOD: NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula (2011 Jan 08)

The issue of how such a diverse range of nebular shapes can be produced is a controversial topic. Not knowing the term to look for, I'd like to ask a newbie question of the group. What I refer to in this beautiful image of the Helix Nebula as "blobs" that inhabit the inner ring (approx), ...