2025 August 05 - NGC 6072: A Complex Planetary Nebula from Webb

In today's image, we see an image of the planetary nebula known as NGC 6072. This nebula shows unusual complexity which may be due to the central star being in a multiple star system as well as having undergone multiple episodes of mass loss.

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