a very large star in the middle of the sky

A Dying Star Shrouded by a Blanket of Hailstones Forms the Bug Nebula (NGC 6302) Caption The Bug Nebula, NGC 6302, is one of the brightest and most extreme planetary nebulae known. The fiery, dying star at its center is shrouded by a blanket of icy hailstones. This NASA Hubble Wide Field Plantery Camera 2 image shows impressive walls of compressed gas, laced with trailing strands and bubbling outflows. Credits Credit: NASA, ESA and A.Zijlstra (UMIST, Manchester, UK)