APOD 1.6 : The Butterfly Nebula From Hubble

 

This nebula has an estimated surface tempurature of 250,000 degrees C, named the butterfly nebula fot its dying center, making it look like two butterfly wings. this picture was taken in 2009 by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 an has had its colors reprosessed. NGC 6302 lies about 4,000 light-years away in the constellation, Scorpion (Scorpius).