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PIA07902: Planetary Nebula NGC 7293 also Known as the Helix Nebula
Planetary Nebula NGC 7293 also Known as the Helix Nebula
Target Name: Helix Nebula
Mission: Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Spacecraft: GALEX Orbiter
Instrument: GALEX Telescope
Product Size: 2448 samples x 1880 lines
Produced By: California Institute of Technology
Full-Res TIFF: PIA07902.tif (13.82 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA07902.jpg (579.5 kB)

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Ultraviolet image of the planetary nebula NGC 7293 also known as the Helix Nebula. It is the nearest example of what happens to a star, like our own Sun, as it approaches the end of its life when it runs out of fuel, expels gas outward and evolves into a much hotter, smaller and denser white dwarf star.


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NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC

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