Reposted by @itsthemind.bsky.social

Have you ever seen a star in its dying moments? Thanks to Hubble, now you do! 🔭
This is the Egg Nebula (CRL2688), a protoplanetary nebula ~3,000 light-years away.
I processed 2016 Hubble data for the first image; 2002 for the second, which is more like a zoom into it.
HD: flic.kr/p/2qLkMCK