Helix Nebula
galex_glx2005-02r_img03 April 28th, 2005
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC
Ultraviolet image of the planetary nebula NGC 7293 also known as the Helix Nebula. It is the nearest example of what happens to a star, like our own Sun, as it approaches the end of its life when it runs out of fuel, expels gas outward and evolves into a much hotter, smaller and denser white dwarf star.
Provider: Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Image Source: http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2005-02r_img03.html
Curator: Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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- ID
- glx2005-02r_img03
- Subject Category
- B.4.1.3.
- Subject Name
- Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, Caldwell 63
- Credits
- NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC
- Release Date
- 2005-04-28
- Lightyears
- 650
- Redshift
- 0
- Reference Url
- http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2005-02r_img03.html
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- GALEX, GALEX
- Instrument
- FUV, NUV
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Yellow
- Band
- Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet
- Bandpass
- FUV, NUV
- Central Wavelength
- 150, 230
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- Equinox
- Reference Value
- Reference Dimension
- Reference Pixel
- Scale
- Rotation
- Coordinate System Projection:
- Quality
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- Galaxy Evolution Explorer
- URL
- http://www.galex.caltech.edu
- Name
- Telephone
- Address
- City
- State/Province
- Postal Code
- Country
- Rights
- Publisher
- Galaxy Evolution Explorer
- Publisher ID
- galex
- Resource ID
- Resource URL
- /image/galex/glx2005-02r_img03
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2022-08-17T00:32:20Z
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
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Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
