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Monday, October 8, 2012

Eye of Sauron? Breathtaking new pictures of the Helix Nebula, a dying star 650 light years from Earth

Breathtaking new pictures of the Helix Nebula, a dying star 650 light years from Earth | Mail Online: "Looking uncannily like a giant eye in the sky, the Helix Nebula has been captured in stunning new detail by a Nasa space telescope.

The image is eerily reminiscent of the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings films.

The breathtaking image shows a dying star is throwing a 'cosmic tantrum'. It shows the star's dusty outer layers unraveling into space, glowing from the intense ultraviolet radiation being pumped out by the hot stellar core."

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