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Old 08-July-2003, 10:56 PM
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SUMMARY: The latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals a close-up view of planetary nebula M29, aka the Dumbbell Nebula. Featured in the image are knots of gas and dust which astronomers believe appear in all planetary nebula at a certain stage of their creation.


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Is the M29 visible from California? Maybe the guvernator can take up star-gazing? hehehehe

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