Planetary Nebula NGC 7027
This visible and infrared light picture of NGC 7027 provides a more complete view of how this planetary nebula is being shaped, revealing steps in its evolution.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9811e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 19 March 1998, 06:00 |
| Size: | 534 x 499 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 7027 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary • X - Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 3000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 | |
| Infrared I |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 | |
| Infrared Near-IR |
1.9 μm | Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
| Infrared Near-IR |
2.12 μm | Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
