Hubble Spots the Little Dumbbell Nebula

Hubble Spots the Little Dumbbell Nebula

Handout - In celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers took a snapshot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 76, or M76, located 3,400 light-years away in the northern circumpolar constellation Perseus. The name ‘Little Dumbbell’ comes from its shape that is a two-lobed structure of colorful, mottled, glowing gases resembling a balloon that’s been pinched around a middle waist. Like an inflating balloon, the lobes are expanding into space from a dying star seen as a white dot in the center. Blistering ultraviolet radiation from the super-hot star is causing the gases to glow. The red color is from nitrogen, and blue is from oxygen. Photo by NASA, ESA, STScI via ABACAPRESS.COM

Ainu people's traditional formal attire

Ainu people's traditional formal attire

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A man wears traditional formal attire of the indigenous Ainu people made from processed Lobed Elm bark in Toma, Hokkaido, on June 17, 2014.

Bark for traditional Ainu textile collected in Hokkaido

Bark for traditional Ainu textile collected in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A craftsman collects Lobed Elm bark in Toma, Hokkaido, on June 17, 2014. The tree bark will be used for making a traditional textile of the indigenous Ainu people.

Bark for traditional Ainu textile collected in Hokkaido

Bark for traditional Ainu textile collected in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A craftsman collects Lobed Elm bark, used to make a traditional textile of the indigenous Ainu people, in Toma, Hokkaido, on June 17, 2014.

Bark for traditional Ainu textile collected in Hokkaido

Bark for traditional Ainu textile collected in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A craftsman collects Lobed Elm bark in Toma, Hokkaido, on June 17, 2014. The tree bark will be used for making a traditional textile of the indigenous Ainu people. (Kyodo)