The Rotten Egg Nebula picked up its name due to the presence of high concentrations of sulfur. All you need with that is hydrogen to make hydrogen sulfide, the rotten egg smell. There's plenty of hydrogen in any star formation so don't forget the nose clip before traveling.
The name is unfortunate but the vision of the Nebula is spectacular.
NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Hubble Hatches Image of Rotten Egg Nebula Shocks
The unusual situation is that the source article above was published fifteen years ago by NASA and yet the same Calabash Nebula was all the rage in the last few days due to the following picture:
Hubble Space Telescope: The Calabash clash
If it were a choice for my wall, I would go with the older image due to the better imaging of the blue clouds and more of an impression of the immense cosmic forces involved.
The name is unfortunate but the vision of the Nebula is spectacular.
NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Hubble Hatches Image of Rotten Egg Nebula Shocks
The unusual situation is that the source article above was published fifteen years ago by NASA and yet the same Calabash Nebula was all the rage in the last few days due to the following picture:
Hubble Space Telescope: The Calabash clash
If it were a choice for my wall, I would go with the older image due to the better imaging of the blue clouds and more of an impression of the immense cosmic forces involved.
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