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Southern Ring Nebula

Cat's Eye Nebula

Dumbbell Nebula

Hourglass Nebula

Wolf-Rayet star

Cat's Eye Nebula

Planetary Nebula Hen 1357, as photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. It is located about 18,000 light-years from Earth and lies in the constellation Ara the Altar. This expanding cloud of gas was expelled from an aging star in the nebula's centre.

Ring Nebula (M57, NGC 6720) in the constellation Lyra, a planetary nebula consisting mainly of gases thrown off by the star in the centre.

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Southern Ring Nebula

Cat's Eye Nebula

Dumbbell Nebula

Hourglass Nebula

Wolf-Rayet star

Cat's Eye Nebula

Planetary Nebula Hen 1357, as photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. It is located about 18,000 light-years from Earth and lies in the constellation Ara the Altar. This expanding cloud of gas was expelled from an aging star in the nebula's centre.

Ring Nebula (M57, NGC 6720) in the constellation Lyra, a planetary nebula consisting mainly of gases thrown off by the star in the centre.

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