Nova Cygni 1992
Depicts: Nova Cygni 1992
Copyright: F. Paresce, R. Jedrzejewski (STScI) NASA/ESA
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This new HST image reveals an elliptical and slightly
lumpy ring-like structure. The ring is the edge of a bubble of hot gas blasted into space by the nova. The shell is so thin that the FOC does not resolve its true thickness, even with HST's restored vision.
Last Update: 1 September 2019