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PK 164 +31.1: The Headphone Nebula
This image features the Headphone Nebula, also known as PK 164 +31.1 or Jones-Emberson 1. This planetary nebula is the remnant of a dying Sun-like star in the constellation Lynx. The red and bluish-green colors trace hydrogen and oxygen atoms, excited by the nebula's central white dwarf. The headphone shape is formed by two lobes of gas expanding from the star.
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Released on 27 May 2011 Hubble ACS SWEEPS field See it as a poster -
Released on 27 May 2024 The lights of a galactic bar See it as a poster -
Released on 27 May 2025 A glimpse of the distant past See it as a poster -
Released on 27 May 2021 Hubble Captures NGC 2276 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 May 2015 Lava Field, Syria See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 MAY 2026 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 MAY 2026.