... The Helix Nebula from Blanco and Hubble . ... The shapes of planetary nebula like the Helix are important because they likely hold clues to how stars like the Sun end their lives. ... As the Moon rose and the Sun set on October 8, a lunar eclipse was in progress seen from Chongqing, China. ... From the early hours of October 8, over the Santa Cruz Mountains near Los Gatos, California, the totally eclipsed Moon shows a range of color across this well-exposed telescopic view of the lunar eclipse. ...