Bipolar planetary nebula PN Hb 12. [1] A bipolar nebula is a type of nebula characterized by two lobes either side of a central star. About 10-20% of planetary nebulae are bipolar. [2]

Mar 16, 2025 · This butterfly shaped nebula is the perfect target for the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about star formation. ... A huge bipolar outflow of gas and dust, grown from the tumultuous ...

Mar 18, 2025 · This image shows six different, unrelated planetary nebulae, all with similar, bipolar morphologies. These six objects, NGC 6302, NGC 6881, NGC 5189, M2-9, Hen 3-1475, and Hubble 5, are all ...

Jul 28, 2006 · Beautifully symmetrical bipolar planetaries are among the most spectacular objects imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope and other large instruments. In 1987 planetary-nebula specialist Bruce Balick coined the term "butterfly nebulae" to cover their incredible diversity of shapes and color.

Jul 17, 2023 · Bipolar, binary planetary nebula have aligned themselves with the galactic "bulge" while glowing with ionized gas, putting on quite a show.

Sep 4, 2013 · Planetary nebulae are the expanding gaseous shrouds encircling dying stars. A subset of this population has bipolar outflows that align to the star's rotation axis.

May 11, 2004 · A new image, taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, reveals startling new details of one of the most unusual nebulae known in our Milky Way. Cataloged as HD 44179, this nebula is more commonly called the "Red Rectangle" because of its unique shape and color as seen with ground-based telescopes. ... Bipolar proto-planetary nebula. Release ...

Dragon's Egg Bipolar Emission Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Rowan Prangley. Explanation: How did a star form this beautiful nebula? In the middle of emission nebula NGC 6164 is an unusually massive star. The central star has been compared to an oyster's pearl and an egg protected by the mythical sky dragons of Ara.

Feb 12, 2021 · This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features an impressive portrait of M1-63, a beautifully captured example of a bipolar planetary nebula located in the constellation of Scutum (the Shield).

We obtain highly collimated bipolar nebula shapes, reminiscent of M2-9 or He 2-437. For sufficiently strong fields, ansae and jets, similar to those observed in IC 4593 are formed in the polar regions of the nebula.