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An international team, including a researcher from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has obtained an incredible image of the planetary nebula NGC 1514 using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), revealing the nebula's spectacular dusty rings in unprecedented detail. NGC 1514 was one of the first nebulae to be studied by astronomer William Herschel, who noted that when viewed through his telescope (the biggest in the World at the time) the nebula looked like a fuzzy cloud somewhat similar in appearance to one of his other discoveries: the planet Neptune. The new images acquiredAdvertised on
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El IAC colabora por segundo año consecutivo con el festival de música y tendencias de Puerto de la Cruz con actividades gratuitas que permitirán a los asistentes descubrir el Observatorio del Teide y observar el Sol con telescopios especializados. El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) se suma nuevamente al Phe Festival , que celebra su décimo aniversario los días 5 y 6 de septiembre en Puerto de la Cruz, con un programa de actividades destinadas a acercar la Astronomía y la investigación científica al público general. La iniciativa forma parte de IAC POP, la estrategia de divulgaciónAdvertised on
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