Crescent nebula (NGC 6888). The nebula is a glowing shell of gas cast off by the central star WR 136. WR 136 is a Wolf-Rayet star,a rare type of hot,massive star that loses mass rapidly through a strong and dusty stellar wind. This nebula lies around 4700 light years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / J-P METSAVAINIO |
Taille de l’image : | 4881 px × 3591 px |
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