A shimmering, multi-color beacon--like some kind of cosmic lighthouse--this is the Egg Nebula as pho

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A shimmering, multi-color beacon—like some kind of cosmic lighthouse—this is the Egg Nebula as photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. The bright shafts of light are pumped out as a central star dies, creating the beautiful colors as they pass through the clouds of gas and dust. [ESA]

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