NASA Image of the Day · August 11, 2026
Lion Nebula Roars in Webb's Sights
Where it is in your sky
- Object
- NGC 2392 · Eskimo Nebula · Planetary nebula
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Best seen
- Evenings from November to March; highest at midnight in January
- Climbs above 20°
- From 49° S to the North Pole
- Never rises
- South of 69° S
- What you need
- A small telescope (80–150 mm)
Tonight from your location
From the source
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope imaged the planetary nebula NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, using the observatory’s NIRCam and MIRI instruments. The central star’s remains are responsible for the nebula’s structure, including a lion face-shaped bubble of ionized gas and dust “mane.”
From NASA Image of the Day.
