Quick explanation
Stars less massive than 8 Solar masses are referred to as "low-mass stars".
Toward the end of its life, a low-mass star sheds its outer layers as a dilute, gaseous cloud called a planetary nebula, lit up in beautiful colors by the central stellar remnant.
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