Object: Dumbbell/Messier 27

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Caption: Gas ejected from a dying star is heated by hot radiation as the star's inner core is exposed.

Image credit: L. van Zee, G. Rowe, & IU Astronomy

This project was partially funded by the Daniel Kirkwood Chair, the Hollis and Grete Johnson Astronomy Endowment funds, and from the Office of the Bicentennial.