Postcard05: The Helix Nebula
This image of the Helix Nebula shows a fine web of filamentary "bicycle-spoke" features embedded in the colorful red and blue gas ring. The Helix is one of the nearest planetary nebulae to Earth. Read more about the image here.
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Credit:ESA/Hubble
About the Postcard
| Id: | hst_postcard_0005 |
| Release date: | 22 March 2011, 10:24 |
| Dimensions: | 12 cm (W) x 17 cm (H) |
