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Old 07-September-2006, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Crimson View Post
Planetary nebulae last only a few tens of thousands of years. According to the article, the white dwarf is 60 million years old--so the planetary nebula that arose when it was born is long gone.
Then this star could not be the "lost sister" of legend.

I was confused by the subject line.
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