Messier 76 - "Spirit of 76" - Red - White - and Blue

Just before winter sets in the outer arms of the Milky Way pass overhead. Embedded in them are regions of star formation and star death. M76 is a Planetary Nebula where the central star has shed its outer atmosphere shedding its hydrogen (the bright red areas) and oxygen (blue areas) into a shell, which is expanding into the surrounding space.

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