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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"

NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog

NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog

19/03/2005

Southern Cross in Mauna Loa Skies

Southern Cross in Mauna Loa Skies

29/01/2005

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

17/10/2004

Moon Lightning

Moon Lightning

07/10/2004

Southern Cross Star Colors

Southern Cross Star Colors

08/07/2004

Moon and Planets Sky

Moon and Planets Sky

26/03/2004

Blue Stragglers in NGC 6397

Blue Stragglers in NGC 6397

08/08/2003

NGC 1818: Pick A Star

NGC 1818: Pick A Star

31/05/2003

Orion on Film

Orion on Film

07/02/2003

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

14/12/2002

The Galactic Center Across the Infrared

The Galactic Center Across the Infrared

07/07/2002

NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog

NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog

01/06/2002

Southern Cross in Mauna Loa Skies

Southern Cross in Mauna Loa Skies

25/04/2002

Planets in the West

Planets in the West

18/04/2002

Stars Without Galaxies

Stars Without Galaxies

19/01/2002

NGC 2346: A Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula

NGC 2346: A Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula

28/10/2001

The Center of Globular Cluster Omega Centauri

The Center of Globular Cluster Omega Centauri

10/10/2001

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

30/09/2001

A Close Encounter Of The Stellar Kind

A Close Encounter Of The Stellar Kind

07/07/2001

Hydrogen, Helium, and the Stars of M10

Hydrogen, Helium, and the Stars of M10

30/06/2001

Sagittarius Star Cloud

Sagittarius Star Cloud

20/05/2001

Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae

Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae

22/04/2001

TT Cygni: Carbon Star

TT Cygni: Carbon Star

04/03/2001

M55: Color Magnitude Diagram

M55: Color Magnitude Diagram

23/02/2001

Distant Open Cluster M103

Distant Open Cluster M103

07/02/2001

Resolving Mira

Resolving Mira

21/01/2001

Long Leonid

Long Leonid

24/11/2000

Saturn Rotates

Saturn Rotates

03/10/2000

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

07/09/2000

M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster

M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster

04/08/2000