"Seal Observatory" He takes a picture of a nebula "Medusa" From the skies of the Emirates
Abu Dhabi, January 22 / WAM / The Al Khatam Astronomical Observatory in the Abu Dhabi Desert was able to photograph the Medusa Nebula, after filming that lasted for 33 hours, in a distinguished astronomical achievement for the observatory.
This nebula is located in the “Twins” constellation, also known in Western astronomy as the constellation Gemini, and it is the result of the explosion of a star similar to the sun. The nebula appears in the images taken by the observatory in red and blue as a result of the gases resulting from the cosmic explosion, while the star remaining after the explosion appears in a small image. It is bluish in color and is known as the “white dwarf,” which is located next to the symbol “PK205+14.1” in the image.
The Medusa Nebula was discovered in 1955 and has a diameter of eight light-years, meaning that light takes eight years to reach from one end of the nebula to the other. The nebula is located in the Milky Way galaxy and is an estimated distance of 1,500 light-years from planet Earth.
This image represents an astronomical scene that reflects what is expected to happen to our sun in the future when it passes the end of its life, when it will turn into a white dwarf in the center of a similar nebula.
Although the distance separating us from the “Medusa” nebula is considered relatively small in the universe, the image also shows four small galaxies located on the right side of the nebula, numbered in the second image with letters starting with “PGC”, while the distance between us and the “Medusa” nebula is limited to 1500 light-years, these galaxies are huge distances from Earth, as the distance reaches 736 million light-years for the first galaxy, 1.4 billion light-years for the second galaxy, and 1.7 billion One light-year for the third galaxy and 1.8 billion light-years for the fourth galaxy.
This amazing astronomical image from the Seal Astronomical Observatory represents a rare glimpse into the depths of the universe and provides insight into the fate of stars, pointing to the distant future of our sun.
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