# @hubbleesa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-sCf2INMz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69178253-hubbleesa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c694482441.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-13T12:00:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Hubble Space Telescope (@hubbleesa) — https://gondola.cc/hubbleesa

## Caption

Our #HubbleTopImage features a moth-like marvel! 🦋⁠
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This is the planetary nebula NGC 2899, which lies approximately 4,500 light-years away in the southern constellation Vela. Its diagonal outflow of gas is propelled by radiation and stellar winds from a nearly 22,000 degree Celsius white dwarf at the centre!⁠
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In fact, there may be two companion stars that are interacting and sculpting the nebula, which is pinched in the middle by a fragmented ring or torus 🍩 looking like a half-eaten donut. Its many gaseous ‘pillars’ point back to the source of radiation and stellar winds.⁠
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For more information check the link in bio.⁠
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📷 NASA, ESA, STScI⁠
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#ESA #Hubble

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