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Using images centered around the 2.12 μm line of molecular hydrogen obtained with the Wide Field Infrared Camera on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, we show that in spite of the different apparent morphologies, the Dumbbell Nebula and the Ring Nebula share the same intrinsic three-dimensional triple biconic structure.
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