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The Cat's Eye Nebula: Dying Star Creates Fantasy-like Sculpture of Gas and Dust

Credit: NASA, ESA, HEIC, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Acknowledgment: R. Corradi (Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, Spain) and Z. Tsvetanov (NASA)