Eye of God Nebula: Planetary nebula in Aquarius, 3,000 light-years away.
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This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of the Eye of God Nebula. It is a planetary nebula, which is an expanding cloud of gas produced by a star in the last stages of its life. The nebula is located in the constellation of Aquarius and is about 3,000 light-years from Earth. The bright center of the nebula is the star that is shedding its outer layers of gas. The gas is expanding at a speed of about 10 kilometers per second. The Eye of God Nebula is one of the most popular images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.