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The Helix Nebula: a Gaseous Envelope Expelled By a Dying Star

The Helix Nebula: a Gaseous Envelope Expelled By a Dying Star

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Credit: NASA, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), M. Meixner and P. McCullough (STScI)

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