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Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) — the nearest planetary nebula to Earth, imaged in ultraviolet by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), the nearest planetary nebula to Earth (~655 light-years). Sometimes called the “Eye of God.” Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) · NASA Image Library ↗