esahubble_opo0028a September 7th, 2000
Credit: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Glowing like a multi-faceted jewel, the planetary nebula IC 418 lies about 2000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lepus. In this picture, the Hubble telescope reveals some remarkable textures weaving through the nebula. Their origin, however, is still uncertain.
Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA
Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0028a/
Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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