Space / 2010-11-17
A Dying Star in a Different Light
NASA's image library records A Dying Star in a Different Light.
This image composite shows two views of a puffy, dying star, or planetary nebula, known as NGC 1514. At left is a view from a ground-based, visible-light telescope; the view on the right shows the object in infrared light from NASA WISE telescope.
A CLOSER LOOK
This image composite shows two views of a puffy, dying star, or planetary nebula, known as NGC 1514. At left is a view from a ground-based, visible-light telescope; the view on the right shows the object in infrared light from NASA WISE telescope.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
NASA Image and Video LibraryA Dying Star in a Different LightOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.