A glowing celestial object surrounded by stars and cosmic dust

A glowing celestial object surrounded by stars and cosmic dust

Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) in Cygnus The Crescent Nebula — a shell of gas blown off by a dying Wolf-Rayet star in the constellation Cygnus, set against the hydrogen clouds of the summer Milky Way. Narrowband composite.
Photo by wallace Henry · 3760 × 2727 px