The Egg Nebula
This image of the Egg Nebula, also known as CRL2688 and located roughly 3, 000 light-years from us, was taken in red light with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope.
This image sheds new light on the poorly understood ejection of stellar matter which accompanies the slow death of Sun-like stars. The image is shown in false color.
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About the Image
NASA press release
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| Id: | opo9603a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 January 1996, 06:00 |
| Size: | 745 x 745 px |
About the Object
| Name: | CRL 2688, Egg Nebula |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical R |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
