The Hourglass Nebula MyCn-18, a unique ring formation has long baffled mankind. But a close examination reveals several forces at work to create this beautiful cosmic object. At the source, is a pair of dense binary stellar objects, which emits a high-energy solar wind and has a massive heavy element core containing iron responsible for an extreme magnetic field. Thus the duel magnetic fields causes a phase shift  of magnetic lines of  force where due to crowding at the poles, magnetic particles are shifted out from a common magnetic center and find an easier path to complete the loop. What we have is two primary magnetic particle streams shifting to opposite sides that magnetic center of the binary objects. Although, there is enough hydrogen permeating the core of the stellar object to allow the fusion process to continue, creating a stellar object. The incoming gravity particle field flows towards the center of the massive object, returning to the core through its poles, thus crowding out and diverting the magnetic particle flow. This compresses and elongates the magnetic lines of force and allows the particle flow to proceed outward and parallel the stellar equator. For a reference point, observing M-18, the poles of the cosmic object dissect the waist of the Hourglass. High-energy particles, representing the solar wind are ejected from the cosmic object only to have their path altered by gravity, but they release excess energy in the form of light when passing the many ribbons of magnetic particle flows emitted from the object as their energy level shifts from an elevated to a static state. The result is an elongated, flatten field of nebula with its many rings lying sideways in relation to the poles that shed light energy.  

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