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minus-squareCorgana@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down7·edit-27 个月前Here is a better representation of the nebula:
minus-squarerustydrd@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·7 个月前If I rotate this picture 180°, it looks pretty much the same as the one in the OP.
minus-squarefossilesqueOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-27 个月前It’s not fake, just processed differently. https://astrobackyard.com/caldwell-49-rosette-nebula/ The petals of this rose are actually a stellar nursery where new stars are being born. This nebula has also been referred to as the “skull”, as it resembles a human skull in certain orientations.
minus-squareflora_explora@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 个月前If you turn this upside down and squint a little, you get the skull from the image above!
Here is a better representation of the nebula:
If I rotate this picture 180°, it looks pretty much the same as the one in the OP.
You have a good eye
It’s not fake, just processed differently.
https://astrobackyard.com/caldwell-49-rosette-nebula/
If you turn this upside down and squint a little, you get the skull from the image above!
Paw
See my comment, it’s real.