https://hgastro.github.io/tags/ngc246/Recent content in Ngc246 on Suburban Backyard Astro SightsHugo -- gohugo.ioenhgastroblog@gmail.comhgastroblog@gmail.comAll images and content on this website © 2025 Howard GramsFri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://hgastro.github.io/posts/2024-03-22-the-skull-nebula/Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2024-03-22-the-skull-nebula/<p>The Skull Nebula is another example of the remains left by a dying Sun-like star that has cast away its outer layers in a cosmic farewell, leaving behind hot, glowing complex shells of ionized gas. I&rsquo;ve shared examples before of these so-called planetary nebulae, but the Skull is a particularly appropriate nickname for such an object!</p>