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Ghostly Remnant of an Explosive Past
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Ghostly Remnant of an Explosive Past

NASA / JPL · 2007-03-07 · photograph (digital archive)

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This enhanced image from the far-ultraviolet detector on NASA Galaxy Evolution shows a ghostly shell of ionized gas around Z Camelopardalis, a binary, or double-star system featuring a collapsed, dead star known as a white dwarf, and a companion star.

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Z CamelopardalisGalaxy Evolution Explorer GALEX
Credit lineGhostly Remnant of an Explosive Past. NASA/JPL, 2007-03-07. Public domain. ID: PIA09219.
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