Object: NGC 6882/Crescent Nebula

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Caption: Fast-moving winds arising from a massive star collide with slower winds ejected at an earlier phase of the star's evolution, creating glowing shock waves that propagate both inward and outward.

Image credit: L. van Zee & IU Astronomy

This project was partially funded by the Daniel Kirkwood Chair, the Hollis and Grete Johnson Astronomy Endowment funds, and from the Office of the Bicentennial.