This picture of the nebula around a rare yellow hypergiant star called IRAS 17163-3907 is the best ever taken of a star in this class and shows for the first time a huge dusty double shell surrounding the central hypergiant. The star and its shells resemble an egg white around a yolky center, leading astronomers to nickname the object the Fried Egg Nebula.
Photo credit: ESO/E. Lagadec
Note: For more information, see Feast Your Eyes on the Fried Egg Nebula.
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