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Section of M51 with Progenitor Star

Section of M51 with Progenitor Star

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Photo Credit: NASA, ESA, W. Li and A. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley), S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

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