This is the Helix Nebula, in Aquarius, photographed by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (named for the late astrophysicist Lyman Spitzer, Jr. - see here - not for New York's new governor). The Helix is the visible evidence (though this image was made at x-ray frequency) of the death throes of a star similar to, but about three times larger than, our sun.
The image was downloaded from Discovery News.
does this have anything to do with that gold ring i found, while spelunking, last year?
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damn. this looks like sumthin somebody with 3d graphics would do. beeeeYUUtiFUL!
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