NGC 7293 - Helix Nebula, Terry Belia

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The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula, formed at the end of a star's evolution. Gases from the star in the surrounding space appear, as if we are looking down a helix structure. The remnant

central stellar core, known as a planetary nebula nucleus is destined to become a white dwarf star. The observed glow of the central star is so energetic that it causes the previously expelled gases to give

off a fluorescent glow.

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NGC 7293 - Helix Nebula, Terry Belia