Helix nebula

planetary nebula
(Redirected from Helix Nebula)

The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Aquarius. in the New General Catalogue of 1888 it is number 7293. It is about 700 light-years away from Earth. It is also known as the Eye of God in pop culture[1] because it looks like an eye.

Hubble image

References

change
  1. "Urban Legends Reference Pages". Eye of God. Retrieved 5 February 2004.