The snapshot features the vivid red nebula Sh2-46 — also known as Gum 80 — lit up in a fiery hue due to intense radiation coming from a brilliant blue-white star nestled at its heart. The ...

Captured north of Ash Fork, Arizona, the image's ancient light was collected using a Sky-Watcher Esprit 80 mm telescope and a Player One Poseidon M Pro camera. Meyer employed narrowband filters and ...