October 21, 202100:04:18

2021 October 21 - Sh2-308: The Dolphin Head Nebula

In today's image, we see the Dolphin-Head Nebula. This is material around a young star known as a Wolf-Rayet star which is the type of star that we expect to become a supernova in the future.


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