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APOD: 2026 September 29 \u2013 Sh2 188: The Shrimp Nebula <\/p>\n

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2026 September 29
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\n\"A<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Sh2-188: The Shrimp Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright:
\nPawel Piechnik<\/a> <\/p>\n

Explanation:
\nWhat causes the swirl in the Shrimp Nebula?<\/p>\n

Its high speed is likely. <\/p>\n

What is sure is that
\nSh2-188<\/a> is one of the larger
\nplanetary nebulas<\/a> on the night sky,
\nby angular size<\/a>, spanning about half the
\ndiameter of the Moon<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Moreover, the
\nwhite-dwarf<\/a> core — leftover from the
\nSun<\/a>-like star
\nthat shed its outer atmosphere — is moving
\nunusually fast through interstellar space, creating a
\nbow shock<\/a> most visible
\non the upper left that is
\nsimilar to<\/a>
\na boat plowing
\nthrough water<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Although faint, the
\nShrimp Nebula<\/a>
\nglows also by
\ncompressing<\/a> and brightening gas on its leading edge. <\/p>\n

The featured image<\/a> was taken in the light of
\nhydrogen<\/a>, sulfur, and oxygen by a backyard telescope in
\nKrakow<\/a>,
\nPoland<\/a> and then
\ndigitally adjusted to approximate
\nthe nebula<\/a>‘s
\ntrue colors. <\/p>\n

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