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Red Giant

A late evolutionary stage of a medium-mass star where the outer layers expand and cool after hydrogen fusion in the core ceases. Red giants can eventually shed their outer envelopes, forming planetary nebulae.

Source: esa.int

APODs including "Red Giant"

Kepler's Supernova Remnant in X-Rays

Kepler's Supernova Remnant in X-Rays

15/05/2013

Hyades for the Holidays

Hyades for the Holidays

24/12/2012

47 Tuc Near the Small Magellanic Cloud

47 Tuc Near the Small Magellanic Cloud

06/12/2012

The Medusa Nebula

The Medusa Nebula

25/10/2012

A Spiral Nebula Surrounding Star R Sculptoris

A Spiral Nebula Surrounding Star R Sculptoris

16/10/2012

Messier 9 Close-up

Messier 9 Close-up

23/03/2012

NGC 4449: Star Stream for a Dwarf Galaxy

NGC 4449: Star Stream for a Dwarf Galaxy

26/01/2012

The Hunter's Stars

The Hunter's Stars

19/01/2012

Pleiades to Hyades

Pleiades to Hyades

17/11/2011

Echoes from the Depths of a Red Giant Star

Echoes from the Depths of a Red Giant Star

08/04/2011

Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc

Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc

16/01/2011

Frosted Leaf Orion

Frosted Leaf Orion

17/11/2010

Mirach's Ghost

Mirach's Ghost

28/10/2010

Orion: Head to Toe

Orion: Head to Toe

23/10/2010

The Medusa Nebula

The Medusa Nebula

12/06/2010

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

11/04/2010

The Center of Globular Cluster Omega Centauri

The Center of Globular Cluster Omega Centauri

14/09/2009

Shuttle and Meteor

Shuttle and Meteor

14/08/2009

La Superba

La Superba

18/12/2008

Mirach's Ghost

Mirach's Ghost

29/10/2008

Camera Orion

Camera Orion

15/10/2008

47 Tuc: A Great Globular Cluster of Stars

47 Tuc: A Great Globular Cluster of Stars

26/08/2008

The Giants of Omega Centauri

The Giants of Omega Centauri

01/05/2008

The Medusa Nebula

The Medusa Nebula

23/11/2007

The Tail of a Wonderful Star

The Tail of a Wonderful Star

17/08/2007

Mira Over Germany

Mira Over Germany

21/02/2007

Explosions from White Dwarf Star RS Oph

Explosions from White Dwarf Star RS Oph

26/07/2006

Mira: The Wonderful Star

Mira: The Wonderful Star

22/07/2006

Recurrent Nova RS Ophiuci

Recurrent Nova RS Ophiuci

24/02/2006

Mira: The Wonderful Star

Mira: The Wonderful Star

05/05/2005