Behold the terrifyingly named Clownface Nebula
In 1797, legendary astronomer William Herschel first caught sight of this object and declared it “a very remarkable phenomenon.” Although it’s sometimes called the Clownface Nebula, it’s probably better known as the Eskimo Nebula, because it resembles (however vaguely) a person’s face inside a parka hood. Located about 3,000 light-years away, it only measures about…
