This weeks picture is from January 31st and is a picture of the Helix Nebula. The Helix Nebula is located in Aquarius, the water bearer, and is the remains of a star that is theorized to have been very sun like when it was an active star. Now, the center of the star is cooling off to become a white dwarf while the remains are supercharged by the radiation from the left over core. This beautiful looking nebula only lies 700 light years away and spans a full 2.5 light years across by itself. it is my personal hope that this photo represents a glimpse of what our great great great...ect children get to see from other planets we have traveled to as it happens to our solar system. It would be a spectacular way for our solar system to cease from existing.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120131.html
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