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NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula
The Helix Nebula is the closest example of a planetary nebula, created at the end of a Sun-like star's life. The star's outer gases, expelled into space, appear from our vantage point as if we are looking down a helix. The remnant central stellar core, destined to become a white dwarf, glows in light so energetic it causes the previously expelled gas to fluoresce. The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, lies about 650 light-years away.
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In tropical astrology, 10 MAY 2003 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 10 MAY 2003.