The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392), also known as the Clown-faced Nebula, Lion Nebula or Caldwell 39, is a bipolar planetary nebula (PN) discovered by astronomer William Herschel in 1787. Image of NGC 2392, the Eskimo Nebula is by HST in 1999.
| Credit: NASA / ESA / Andrew Fruchter (STScI) / ERO team (STScI + ST-ECF) |
The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392), also known as the Clown-faced Nebula, Lion Nebula or Caldwell 39, is a bipolar planetary nebula (PN) discovered by astronomer William Herschel in 1787. Image of NGC 2392, the Eskimo Nebula is by HST in 1999.