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The Crescent Nebula, located 5,000 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation, is formed by the energetic stellar wind from a Wolf-Rayet star colliding with slower-moving material. This nebula is expected to go supernova, creating a spectacular event, although it is unlikely that we will be alive to witness it. A stunning photo of the nebula was captured by an Ars reader using a telescope in rural southwestern Washington.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a "snowman" located 6,000 light-years away, classified as an "emission nebula" glowing with its own light due to nearby massive stars' energy. The image features three bright stars, a swathe of glowing gas and dust resembling a snowman with a scarf and top hat, and was taken during a study of newly forming stars. The picture has garnered over 60,000 likes on NASA's Instagram, with users expressing awe and admiration for the cosmic spectacle.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of the Soul Nebula, a red emission nebula located 7,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Within the nebula, a dark tadpole-shaped object known as an evaporating gaseous globule (EGG) was observed. Unlike other EGGs, this detached "frEGG" has a distinct head-tail shape and acts as a cocoon for baby stars to form. The image was published to coincide with the fall foliage season in the Northern Hemisphere.
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning photo of IC1284, a rosy red emission nebula that glows from active star formation and hydrogen fusion. The photo, taken using ESO's OmegaCAM on the VLT Survey Telescope, also features two blue reflection nebulae, NGC6589 and NGC6590. The image is part of the VST Photometric H alpha Survey of the Southern Galactic Plane and Bulge (VPHAS+), which aims to study nebulae and stars to better understand their life cycles.