Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Helix nebula  ·  NGC 7293  ·  PK036-57.1
Helix Nebula, Jeff Donaldson
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Helix Nebula

Helix Nebula, Jeff Donaldson
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Helix Nebula

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A mere seven hundred light-years from Earth, in the constellation Aquarius, a sun-like star is dying. Its last few thousand years have produced the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), a well studied and nearby example of a Planetary Nebula, typical of this final phase of stellar evolution.

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Helix Nebula, Jeff Donaldson