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Description NGC 3132 is a striking example of a planetary nebula. This expanding cloud of gas, surrounding a dying star, is known to amateur astronomers in the southern hemisphere as the Eight-Burst or the Southern Ring nebula.
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Source http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9839a/ (direct link)
Author Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA/ESA)
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