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Planetary Nebula NGC 6543: Gaseous Cocoon Around a Dying Star

Planetary Nebula NGC 6543: Gaseous Cocoon Around a Dying Star

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Credit: J.P. Harrington and K.J. Borkowski (University of Maryland), and NASA

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