This incredible image of a dying star shows how gases have spread out over distances of six light years.
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The Helix nebula, also known as the Eye of God
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The dead centre of the exploded star, known as the Helix nebula, is pictured surrounded by rings of gases from the former star and nearby planets that appear to have survived its death throes.
Also known as the Eye of God, astronomers say it gives an idea of what could happen to our solar system when our own sun finally dies.
The former star is situated 650 light years away from Earth in the Aquarius constellation.
clipped from: www.telegraph.co.uk