2021 June 17 - NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2021-06-17

In today's image, we see the Crescent Nebula also known by the catalog designation of NGC 6888. This is the material being expelled from a hot young star known as a Wolf-Rayet star. This is the type of star that we expect will eventually end its life in a supernova explosion. 

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