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Planetary Nebulae – A More Artistic Arrangement

Four planetary nebulas

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
    Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
    The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposals 11090 and 11093: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, and W. Januszewski (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI). High-level Science Products are available from the Heritage MAST webpage.
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFPC2
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    February, 2007
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F502N ([O III]), F656N (H alpha), and F658N ([N II])
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    He 2-47, NGC 5315, IC 4593, NGC 5307
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Planetary Nebulae
  • Release Date
    September 11, 2007
  • Science Release
    Hubble Captures Stars Going Out in Style
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

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Four planetary nebulas
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

Each of these images are a composite of many separate exposures made by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F502N ([O III]) Green: F656N (H alpha) Red: F658N ([N II])

Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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