Tuesday, February 23, 2010

 

Planetary Nebula


Planetary Nebula NGC 2440. Burned up stellar matter cast off from the white dwarf (reddish in this false color picture) in the center, which used to be a bigger, brighter star. Exquisite.

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# posted by Roger Fraley @ 12:40 PM
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