# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/xZYXfdE9sj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2461819-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/88319f8654.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-01-03T15:19:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

This is the Egg Nebula. It's about 3,000 light years away from Earth, formed by illumination of gas and dust surrounding a dying star. Even though it's technically a "preplanetary nebula," it’s not in the process of forming into a planet. 
#eggnebula #nebula #preplanetary #dust #gas #space #solarsystem #lightyears #ifls #earth #planet #planets #universe #space #science #galaxy #galaxies #star #stars #dyingstar

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## Tags

solarsystem, stars, dyingstar, lightyears, preplanetary, earth, gas, star, space, nebula, galaxy, planet, science, galaxies, dust, planets, eggnebula, universe, ifls

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