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A new image showcases a dazzling celestial object — a star, paired with another, in the throes of dying that resembles a crystal ball.
Scientists captured the image of NGC 1514, nicknamed the Crystal Ball Nebula, with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph. The instrument is mounted on the Gemini North telescope, which is located on Maunakea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii. https://cnn.it/4al4JpX
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Astronomers captured a new image of NGC 1514 (the Crystal Ball Nebula) using Hawaii's Gemini North telescope, showing a dying star shedding its outer layers while a companion star shapes the expanding gas into crystalline patterns. The 1,500 light-year-distant nebula offers a rare snapshot of stellar death in action — a phase that lasts only thousands of years on cosmic timescales, making these observations valuable for understanding how binary star systems evolve. The image was released by NOIRLab in late May 2026 and has now been widely distributed by major outlets.
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“NGC 1514 is nicknamed the Crystal Ball Nebula”
Confirmed by multiple sources including CNN, EarthSky, and Yahoo News.
“The image was captured with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph”
Confirmed verbatim by CNN, Yahoo News, and WPSD Local 6.
“The Gemini North telescope is located on Maunakea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii”
Confirmed by multiple independent sources. Maunakea is established astronomical site.
“The image shows a dying star paired with another star in a binary system”
CNN article confirms 'one star sheds its outer layers while its orbiting companion churns the expanding gas.'
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