Obscured red giant star

Artist’s impression of a cloud of smoke and dust being thrown out by a red giant star.
Artist’s impression of a cloud of smoke and dust being thrown out by a red giant star. Seen from the left the star remains bright but if viewed from the right it fades to invisibility.
Philip Lucas/University of Hertfordshire
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Artist’s impression of a cloud of smoke and dust being thrown out by a red giant star. Seen from the left the star remains bright but if viewed from the right it fades to invisibility.