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Originally Posted by cometcatcher
Ah so we might see a little planetary nebula around it at some stage?
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The Firework Nebula (attached) is one of the more famous planetary nebulae that are nova remnants.
Also, novae are recurrent. Maybe every 10,000 years or so (although dwarf novae and other cataclysmic variables can erupt every few years). But each eruption contributes more to the expanding gas cloud.
Type Ia supernovae happen in the same broad type of system as novae - a white dwarf/red main sequence star in close orbit. But the type Ia supernovae blow themselves to bits. That leaves a bit of a mess of a nebula, too :-)