Stellar Death Process
This Hubble Space Telescope image of planetary nebula NGC 7027 shows remarkable new details of the process by which a star like the Sun dies.
New features include: faint, blue, concentric shells surrounding the nebula; an extensive network of red dust clouds throughout the bright inner region; and the hot central white dwarf, visible as a white dot at the center.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9605a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 January 1996, 15:30 |
| Size: | 710 x 741 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 7027 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 3000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
