Inspired by the solar system, each paperweight takes a team of 2-3 artists to create. These carefully formed designs use a wide spectrum of specialty colors, dichroic glass, glow material, and precious metals.
The world of science defines this outer space intrigue as a Helix Nebula, which is a part of the larger planetary nebulas. Located in the constellation of Aquarius, it's one of the closer outer space bodies. It's believed that this nebula resulted from a star that died and its layers were sloughed off creating comets. Approximately 3" diameter.