Helix Nebula

If you were interested in astronomy or simply studied it as part of your educational program, you might have heard about such an object as the helix nebula . It was included in the catalog of astronomical objects discovered by man today under the names “Helix Nebula”, PK 36-57.1, Helix Nebula or NGC 7293. The most interesting thing about this object is its shape, appearance, if you found NASA photographs of this nebula on the Internet, then you will notice an object resembling an eye on everyone. Due to this similarity, some journalists and network users began to call the nebula the eye of God, the eye of God, and similar comparisons. Indeed, such nicknames are relevant, but for some reason the discoverers saw a snail in the nebula. This phenomenon was formed as a result of the death of a star, like many other nebulae. It is believed that it was similar to our sun, and now all that remains of this powerful giant is a white dwarf and a nebula. If we resort to measuring space in light years, then a snail or the eye of God occupies 2.5 light years. Perhaps the intelligence of all mankind is not enough to imagine such a space. We can only measure it, define it with numbers, just as scientific astronomers do.