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Hubble Photographs a Planetary Nebula to Commemorate Decommissioning of Super Camera

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May 10, 2009
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Planetary Nebula K 4-55
The Hubble community bids farewell to the soon-to-be decommissioned Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope. In tribute to Hubble's longest-running optical camera, a planetary nebula has been imaged as WFPC2's final "pretty picture." This...

The Hubble community bids farewell to the soon-to-be decommissioned Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope. In tribute to Hubble's longest-running optical camera, planetary nebula K 4-55 has been imaged as WFPC2's final "pretty picture."

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Planetary Nebula K 4-55

Planetary Nebula K 4-55

The Hubble community bids farewell to the soon-to-be decommissioned Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope. In tribute to Hubble's longest-running optical camera, a planetary nebula has been imaged as WFPC2's final "pretty picture." This...

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Feb 17, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA);
Acknowledgment: R. Sahai and J. Trauger (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

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