Artist’s view of how a planetary nebula’s wobbling jets are sculpted

This animation shows how the two stars at the heart of a planetary nebula like Fleming 1 can control the creation of the spectacular jets of material ejected from the object.

Credit:

ESO/L. Calçada
Music: delmo "acoustic"

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Id:eso1244c
Release date:8 November 2012, 20:00
Related releases:eso1244
Duration:50 s
Frame rate:30 fps

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