Close-up of M27, the Dumbbell Nebula
An aging star last hurrah creates a flurry of glowing knots of gas that appear to be streaking through space. This closeup image of the Dumbbell Nebula was taken by the JPL-built and designed WFC3 camera, onboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04249
- Date
- 2003-02-11
- Photographer / author
- NASA/JPL/STScI
- Collection
- JPL
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
- Type
- photograph
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"Close-up of M27, the Dumbbell Nebula" (2003-02-11). NASA/JPL/NASA/JPL/STScI. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA04249Need photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 17709.
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