A large, amorphous blob in a subtle tear drop shape has layers of transparent, hazy color overlapping, starting with a small blue haze around the edge and moving inward to a dark purple, a redder purple, and then a brighter purple. While white dots representing stars speckle the whole image, in the center of this shape is a bright white oval cloud with more pronounced and larger stars grouped together.
Credit: NASA
Published: December 19, 2022

An illustration of a pink and purple star-forming nebula. The colors depicted in this illustration are for artistic purposes only.

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