Glossy metal print
Lion Nebula
NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI
- 12 × 12 in · floats ½ in off the wall
- Dye-infused aluminum.
- Printed in the US. Ships in the US.
The photograph
Taken by the James Webb Space Telescope in near- and mid-infrared (NIRCam and MIRI). The object is planetary nebula NGC 2392, in Gemini. A hot white dwarf at the center has blown a lion-faced bubble of ionized gas; dust filaments form the mane. Hubble photographed this in visible light in 2000. Webb’s infrared view picks out compact dust clumps and a haze of ionized gas. Some of that dust is breaking up in the star’s radiation. Astronomers expect the shell to disperse in about 10,000 years.
Taken from James Webb Space Telescope · Sun–Earth L2. 6,500 light-years.
The mission
James Webb Space Telescope · NIRCam + MIRI
Webb observes the infrared universe: first galaxies, star birth, and how stars die. Planetary nebulae like NGC 2392 are where a Sun-like star returns its outer layers to the galaxy. This program measured the chemistry of that ejected gas and dust, and the rings and shells that are still unexplained.
The metal
Dye-infused into aluminum. A hidden float mount sits the panel ½ in off the wall.
Shipping
Printed to order. Packed rigid, ships in 5–8 days. Free freight over $250.