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NICMOS Peers Into Heart of Dying Star (CRL 2688 , Egg Nebula) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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NICMOS Peers Into Heart of Dying Star

May 12, 1997 · ESA/Hubble · CRL 2688 , Egg Nebula · Cygnus

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The Egg Nebula, also known as CRL 2688, is shown as it appears in infrared light with Hubble's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS).