* Astronomy

Hubble Eyes a Smoldering Star

This new image, snapped by NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the star HD 184738, also known as Campbells hydrogen star. It is surrounded by plumes of reddish gas - the fiery red and orange hues are caused by glowing gases, including hydrogen and nitrogen.
HD 184738 is at the center of a small planetary nebula. The star itself is known as a [WC] star, a rare class resembling their much more massive counterparts - Wolf-Rayet stars. These stars are named after two French astronomers, Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet, who first identified them in the mid-nineteenth century.
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