Nebula ESO 378-1

Remnants Of A Dying Star

 

This was the Astronomy Picture of the day forMay 6, 2010.

Source of the photo is NASA, with the left photo being M97 in the constellation Ursa Major, or the Owl Nebula.  On the right is the southern Owl Nebula in the constellation Hydra.  For a more in depth description of these two planetary nebulae, please see the NASA link provided above.

Northern and Southern Owl Nebulae
Northern and Southern Owls
Credit & Copyright: Don Goldman