Astrophotographer captures jaw-dropping view of the Crescent Nebula

The Crescent Nebula shines in the constellation Cygnus. (Image credit: Kevin Boardman)Astrophotographer Kevin Boardman captured this spectacular view of the Crescent Nebula, revealing intricate filaments of gas surrounding a massive star nearing the end of its life some 4,700 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus.Boardman's image represents a turbulent chapter in the life of the colossal Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 (HD 192163), which, visible as a blue point of light at the center of the