# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/6IQcoKoaF9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11737327-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2015-08-08T16:25:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Hubble Finds a Little Gem: This colorful bubble is a planetary nebula called NGC 6818, also known as the Little Gem Nebula. It is located in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer), roughly 6,000 light-years away from us. The rich glow of the cloud is just over half a light-year across - humongous compared to its tiny central star - but still a little gem on a cosmic scale.

Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt

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