• AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldB
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    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    Mesmerising images of the end stages of a distant star’s life have been captured by the James Webb space telescope (JWST).

    They show an unprecedented level of detail of a doughnut-like structure of glowing gas known as the Ring Nebula.

    Some 2,600 light-years from Earth, the nebula was born from a dying star that expelled its outer layers into space.

    "We are witnessing the final chapters of a star’s life, a preview of the sun’s distant future so to speak, and JWST’s observations have opened a new window into understanding these awe-inspiring cosmic events.

    The so-called “planetary nebulae” is a misnomer that dates back to the 18th century, when the astronomer William Herschel mistook their curved shapes for those of planets.

    It formed when a dying star blasted much of its substance into space, producing a variety of patterns and glowing rings and wispy clouds that seem to ripple outwards.


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    1 year ago

    Is the pictures rotated in such a away to make it look like as viewed from a specific location on earth? Or why is not just the straight picture?

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      Very probable.

      Binary systems are very common.

      Stars of the size that end their lifecycle as white dwarfs are also very common.

      • MonkderZweite@feddit.ch
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        1 year ago

        But considering how White Dwarfs are born, both being there without one being blown away/sucked up? Didn’t know binary White Dwarfs are even possible.