“The Dolphin Head Nebula is a bubble of hydrogen pushed out from a very luminous Wolf-Rayet star. Stellar winds of over 1,500 km per second make the region rather more lively than even its animal namesake.
“This image is wonderfully detailed, and really displays the three-dimensional nature of the nebula. It is vibrant, without losing the very delicate surrounding structures, and you can clearly make out another little planetary nebula bubble (called PN G234.9-09.7) towards the bottom of the dolphin’s head, which is rarely imaged with any clarity. Very, very impressive work from any astrophotographer, let alone a newcomer.”
– Ed Bloomer, competition judge
