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Keyword: Rotten Egg Nebula
Туманность Калабаш от телескопа им.Хаббла The Calabash Nebula from Hubble
15.02.2017

Fast expanding gas clouds mark the end for a central star in the Calabash Nebula. The once-normal star has run out of nuclear fuel, causing the central regions to contract into a white dwarf. Some of the liberated energy causes the outer envelope of the star to expand.



Возникновение туманности Тухлое Яйцо The Making of the Rotten Egg Nebula
3.09.2001

Fast expanding gas clouds mark the end for a central star in the Rotten Egg Nebula. The once-normal star has run out of nuclear fuel, causing the central regions to contract into a white dwarf. Some of the liberated energy causes the outer envelope of the star to expand.





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