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Image: Iridescent Glory of Nearby Helix Nebula

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Iridescent Glory of Nearby Helix Nebula
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Description: This detailed picture of the Helix Nebula shows a fine web of filaments, like the spokes of a bicycle, embedded in the colorful red and blue gas ring around this dying star. The Helix Nebula is one of the nearest planetary nebulae to Earth, only 650 light years away.
Original Resolution: 7680x1600
Copyright: NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO).
Date added: 1 October 2012
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