Butterfly Nebulae

Six thousand light-years from Earth, a dying star is shedding its outer layers in two enormous, wing-like clouds of superheated gas — one of the most spectacular final acts in the known universe, captured in extraordinary detail by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The Butterfly Nebula is a reminder that even endings can be breathtakingly, incomprehensibly beautiful.

Place this 11×11″ transparent panel in a window and let natural light reveal the full depth of the cosmic imagery — the deep violet and electric blue nebula gases glow with an almost bioluminescent intensity, the central star blazes white-hot at the heart of the composition, and the whole panel takes on the quality of a window onto deep space itself.

An awe-inspiring gift for astronomy enthusiasts, science teachers, space explorers, and anyone who looks up at the night sky with a sense of wonder and a desire to understand what’s out there. It brings the cosmos home in a way that no poster or photograph can match.

Standard size is 11×11″. Custom sizes — 8×8″, 15×15″, and larger — are available here. Each Sunlight Art® panel is printed on patent-pending transparent material and proudly handcrafted in the USA since 1996.