The glowing eye of NGC 6751

The glowing eye of NGC 6751

The Hubble telescope has spied a giant celestial 'eye', known as planetary nebula NGC 6751. The Hubble Heritage Project is releasing this picture to commemorate the Hubble telescope's tenth anniversary. Glowing in the constellation Aquila, the nebula is a cloud of gas ejected several thousand yea...

By ASHESH DAS RUP

Location: NGC 6751, Aquila Constellation

Tags: Hubble, Aquila, Space, Anniversary, Universe, Nebulae, ESA