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**Astronomy Picture of the Day**
11 June 2026
**The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant**
Image:
Credit: Not provided
Could the Little Mermaid turn into stardust instead of seafoam? It would seem so in this beautiful nebula . The featured image shows the Mermaid Nebula , also known as the Betta Fish Nebula, which is part of the G296.5+10.0 Supernova Remnant . The blue color visible here originates from doubly ionized oxygen (OIII) , while the deep red is emitted by hydrogen gas . Estimated to be located a few thousand light-years away and about 10,000 years old, this nebula was formed when a massive star exploded as a supernova . It left behind a peculiar pulsar , a young radio-quiet neutron star that spins around about twice every second . The bright stars shown in the image are unassociated with the nebula. The pulsar can be detected in the X-rays but it does not have a confirmed detection in the optical ( visible light ) so far. As a result, the pulsar itself is not visible in this image.
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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260611.htmlPublished at
2026-06-11 04:05:32 UTCEvent JSON
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"content": "**Astronomy Picture of the Day**\n\n11 June 2026\n\n**The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant**\n\nImage: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2606/Mermaid.jpg\n\nCredit: Not provided\n\nCould the Little Mermaid turn into stardust instead of seafoam? It would seem so in this beautiful nebula . The featured image shows the Mermaid Nebula , also known as the Betta Fish Nebula, which is part of the G296.5+10.0 Supernova Remnant . The blue color visible here originates from doubly ionized oxygen (OIII) , while the deep red is emitted by hydrogen gas . Estimated to be located a few thousand light-years away and about 10,000 years old, this nebula was formed when a massive star exploded as a supernova . It left behind a peculiar pulsar , a young radio-quiet neutron star that spins around about twice every second . The bright stars shown in the image are unassociated with the nebula. The pulsar can be detected in the X-rays but it does not have a confirmed detection in the optical ( visible light ) so far. As a result, the pulsar itself is not visible in this image.\n\n#APOD #Astrophotography #NASA #Cosmos #Astronomy\n\nhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260611.html\n",
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