Amateur Astronomer Discovers Blue-Raspberry-Shaped Planetary Nebula

You answered my question in the article. I know space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is, but I just have to ask what are the people who get paid to be astronomers doing, you know the "professional" ones. It seems that lately I have read more articles about "amateurs" making new finds in space than the pros. Have we arrived at the point were technology which is allowing more of these "amateurs" do the leg work and the "professionals" do the paper work? I think I may have just solved the US's problems. lol

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@I4Future You may have a point. The pros seem to be slacking. It may be due to the bureaucratic systems once a certain rank is achieved. But I can tell you one thing, I rather a planet where any individual with the appropriate tools can add to scientific study and discovery. The pro's will just be here for Maintenance and vocalize to larger and reputable forums.

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I think we've arrived at the point in technology where the data collection is way outpacing the data examination. The pros right now are finding new and better ways to collect new and better data, while other pros and amateurs comb through the data and get credited with the actual discovery.

When you consider an amateur discovery like this, consider the people who engineered the giant telescope that even took the picture in the first place. This is where the "pros" are, and the pros are getting worried about whether they'll ever actually be able to process all the data they're collecting.

Maybe someday someone will write a computer algorithm that automatically finds astronomical objects in the data, but right now, we're relying on as many people as are willing to look through it.

The nebula looks like a complex dodecahedron. I wonder what forces are imprinting geometry on this structure. Kinda like how our own galaxy permeates via the Fibonacci sequence.

I have the same question; what causes this shape? I recall seeing on Sci channel that the universe may take the same "soccer ball" shape. Could there be a relationship?

@phlynhi

This is just a theory, all energy in our 3D universe comes spinning out of the 4th dimension. The imprints are left in the form of geometry. Tg
This accounts for why all atoms are spinning.

Google sacred geometry
Google giant hexagon formation on Saturn
Google Universe is a double tarus

* Universe is a double torus

This blue nebula is a back fire to a poorly design intergalactic space ship that has just left the quadrant in desperate need of a tune up.

the amount of data is the problem, not the professionals slacking, JeffreyE has it right

@phlynhi, it's a common phenomenon with expanding gasses.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4WuFU6XV_o&feature=related
My guess is it has to do with minute variations in the force of the explosion for different directions, along with interaction with pre-existing material in the path of expanding gas.