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Planetary nebula IC 4593 in Hercules

author: Nasa/Esa/Hubble heritage team/Novapix

reference: a-nep98-00600

Image Size 300 DPI: 12 * 12 cm

The Hubble image shows a planetary nebula, a dying Sun-like star, IC 4593, located 7900 light years in the northern constellation Hercules
The red, green, and blue colors represent light emitted by nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen, respectively.

Keywords for this photo:

2007 - ASTRONOMY - DYING STAR - EVOLUTION - HERCULES - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - IC 4593 - NEBULA - PLANETARY NEBULA - STAR - WIDE FIELD PLANETARY CAMERA -