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The universe is a master class in cosmic recycling. While massive stars end their lives in violent, spectacular supernova explosions, low-to-intermediate-mass stars—those between roughly 0.8 and 8 solar masses, including our own Sun—experience a far more poetic, drawn-out demise. Their twilight years produce two of the most beautiful and enigmatic structures in the cosmos: planetary nebulas and white dwarfs.
Over trillions of years, this pathway ends in a cold, quiet oblivion known as a black dwarf.
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Welcome to the Draco Observing Program, a journey through one of the largest and most ancient constellations in the northern sky. Spanning over 1,080 square degrees, Draco (the Dragon) winds its way between the Big and Little Dippers, wrapping itself around the celestial north pole.
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