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Little Ghost Nebula (NGC 6369)

12 August 2004

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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has caught a glimpse of a colorful cosmic ghost, the glowing remains of a dying star called NGC 6369. The glowing apparition is known to amateur astronomers as the 'Little Ghost Nebula' because it appears as a small, ghostly cloud surrounding the faint, dying central star.

Credits: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

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