Today's Amateur Astronomy Photo of the Day:

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Two unique planetary nebulae in Cygnus,MWP1 Alves1
Two unique planetary nebulae in Cygnus,MWP1 Alves1

MWP1, the most famous and oldest, discovered only in 1993, is a faint bipolar planetary nebula also known as "Methuselah." At the bottom right, discovered almost by accident only in 2009 while photographing MWP1, is Alves1, a classic small planetary nebula with a rounded shape. HOO palette

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