SpazePlanetary nebula, “Eye of God”
Helix Nebula
One of the nearest planetary nebulae, nicknamed the Eye of God. It is full of thousands of comet-shaped knots of gas.
- Distance
- 655 light years
- Width
- 2.9 light years
Gas
- Hydrogen
- Helium
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
Gas shells and thousands of comet-shaped knots
Measured by Hubble, Spitzer