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Planetary nebula NGC 5307 in Centaurus

author: Nasa/Esa/Hubble heritage team/Novapix

reference: a-nep53-07001

Image Size 300 DPI: 12 * 12 cm

The Hubble image shows a planetary nebula, a dying Sun-like star, NGC 5307, located in the southern constellation Centaurus.
The red, green, and blue colors represent light emitted by nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen, respectively.

Keywords for this photo:

2007 - ASTRONOMY - CENTAURUS - DYING STAR - EVOLUTION - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - NEBULA - NGC 5307 - PLANETARY NEBULA - STAR - WIDE FIELD PLANETARY CAMERA -