WFPC2 V and I image of NGC 6369

WFPC2 V and I image of NGC 6369

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has caught a glimpse of a cosmic ghost, the glowing remains of a dying star called NGC 6369. The glowing apparition is known to amateur astronomers as the 'Little Ghost Nebula', because it appears as a small, ghostly cloud surrounding the faint, dying central s...

By ASHESH DAS RUP

Location: IRAS 17262-2343, Little Ghost Nebula, NGC 6369, Ophiuchus Constellation

Tags: Hubble, Space, Ophiuchus, Universe, Nebulae, ESA