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Last Breaths Of Dying Star Captured
Thursday, April 5, 2012 11:19
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Last breaths of dying sun-like star have been captured by scientists using NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).
The object observed by SOFIA, planetary nebula Minkowski 2-9, or M2-9 for short, is seen in this three-color composite image. The SOFIA observations were made at the mid-infrared wavelengths of 20, 24, and 37 microns.
The 37-micron wavelength band detects the strongest emissions from the nebula and is impossible to observe from ground-based telescopes…. Rest of article with all images here:
