The planetary nebula 'NGC 1514' is gently illuminating space. A planetary nebula consists of gas and dust emitted from a white dwarf, which is the final evolutionary stage of a star that has lost its light. The planetary nebula can be viewed as the shroud a star wears in its final moments before nuclear fusion ceases.
The NGC 1514 nebula is located 1,500 light-years (1 light-year is the distance light travels in one year, approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers) from Earth. It resembles an hourglass tilted diagonally. The NGC 1514 nebula appears as though encased in a bubble, with its center gleaming relatively brightly.
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