This 2009 Hubble image of the Butterfly Nebula in Scorpio has been beautifully reprocessed to bring out the detail. The old star at the center of the nebula is a white dwarf, much smaller than our sun, but unusually hot, giving a spectacular glow to the surrounding gases.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Reprocessing and Copyright: Robert Eder
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