Planetary Nebula NGC 7027
This composite colour image of NGC 7027 is among the first data of a planetary nebula taken with NICMOS. This picture is actually composed of three separate images taken at different wavelengths. The red colour represents cool molecular hydrogen gas, the most abundant gas in the universe.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9811d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 19 March 1998, 06:00 |
| Size: | 527 x 485 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 7027 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 3000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
2.12 μm | Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
| Infrared Near-IR |
2.15 μm | Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
| Infrared Near-IR |
1.1 μm | Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
