IC 418 IC 418 IC 418, also known as Spirograph Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the Milky Way Galaxy. The name derives from the intricate pattern of the nebula, which resembles a pattern which can be created using the Spirograph, a toy that produces geometric patterns (specifically, hypotrochoids and epitrochoids) on paper. Only a few million years ago, IC 418 was probably a common red giant star. Since running out of nuclear fuel, though, the outer envelope has begun expanding outward leaving a hot remnant core destined to become a white dwarf star. IC 418 lies about 3600 light-years away and
Denys family Denys family The surname Denys was borne by at least three prominent mediaeval families seated in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Devon in south-west England between 1166 and 1641. It is not known if any relationship existed between these families. The surname "Denys" is just one of many variant spellings of the name: "Denise", "Le Deneis", "Le Danies", "le Deneys" and most recently "Dennis", are some of the others. The family of Denys was apparently of Danish origin, and was recorded in early Norman charters in French as "le Deneys", meaning "The Dane", which was frequently Latinised by scribes as Dacus, being