![Red cloud of dust with a bright white star in the center of it. Lots of reddish and orangish stars in the background.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/c2_ngc40_final3-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
C2 – Hubble Caldwell 2
This shell of gas is expanding outward, away from the dying star within.
Credits: NASA, ESA, and H. Bond (Pennsylvania State University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
Image CreditNASA, ESA, and H. Bond (Pennsylvania State University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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