That nebula has several informal names, but my favourite is "The Eye of G-d" partially because it's such an apt description of what it looks like and partially because of its inclusion in Niven/Pounelle's excellent novel "The Mote in G-d's Eye."
NASA’s Webb Captures Dying Star’s Final ‘Performance’ in Fine Detail - NASA
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed details of the Southern Ring planetary nebula that were previously hidden from astronomers. Planetary nebulae are the shells of gas and dust ejected from dying stars.www.nasa.gov
Really need to read that book one of these days
It's a great book. Maybe not quite as good as Lucifer's Hammer, but really good. They wrote a sequel, too, but it wasn't all that great, which was surprising because I've really liked just about every one of their books that I've read.
I remember really liking Footfall
Uh oh... time to reboot the simulation!
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided many answers about the origins of the universe since it was launched in December 2021. It is also continuously giving rise to new questions. What puzzled astronomers worldwide from a recent image was an object located just below the stars resembling a giant question mark in space.
Could the universe be asking us a question?
On June 26, for instance, experts from the European Space Agency released a new image captured by JWST offering a detailed look at two actively forming young stars located in the Vela Constellation – about 1,470 light-years away from Earth – and known as Herbig-Haro 46/47.
Intriguing patterns in space
“Ever since astronomers have turned their eyes to the stars, we have been tempted to discern patterns in what we find up there. Many nebulae, which are clouds of interstellar gas, and galaxies have been named for their apparent forms, though most of these patterns noticed by early astronomers have become rather harder to see as telescopes have improved and the details in each object have become clearer,” said Gregory Brown, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.……..
Mysterious "question mark" object captured in deep space by JWST
What puzzled astronomers worldwide from a recent image was an object located just below the stars resembling a giant question mark in space.www.earth.com
If this isn't a hoax (and I expect it isn't), I'm betting there will be at least six to seven science fiction novels within the coming year using this object as part of the story.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided many answers about the origins of the universe since it was launched in December 2021. It is also continuously giving rise to new questions. What puzzled astronomers worldwide from a recent image was an object located just below the stars resembling a giant question mark in space.
Could the universe be asking us a question?
On June 26, for instance, experts from the European Space Agency released a new image captured by JWST offering a detailed look at two actively forming young stars located in the Vela Constellation – about 1,470 light-years away from Earth – and known as Herbig-Haro 46/47.
Intriguing patterns in space
“Ever since astronomers have turned their eyes to the stars, we have been tempted to discern patterns in what we find up there. Many nebulae, which are clouds of interstellar gas, and galaxies have been named for their apparent forms, though most of these patterns noticed by early astronomers have become rather harder to see as telescopes have improved and the details in each object have become clearer,” said Gregory Brown, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.……..
Mysterious "question mark" object captured in deep space by JWST
What puzzled astronomers worldwide from a recent image was an object located just below the stars resembling a giant question mark in space.www.earth.com
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