NGC 2392 is about 5,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Gemini.
This image was one of the first taken after Hubble’s third servicing mission. During this mission, astronauts worked to improve Hubble with new electronics and replacement gyroscopes, which help the telescope turn and lock on to its targets.
A small, orange point of light at the center of the image is surrounded by glowing lobes of orange and white material. Resembling wheel spokes, comet-shaped orange filaments surround the lobes in a circle, all against black space.
Image credit: NASA, Andrew Fruchter and the ERO Team [Sylvia Baggett (STScI), Richard Hook (ST-ECF), Zoltan Levay (STScI)]
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