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NGC 6891
A true colour near-infrared image of a dying star
NGC 6891 is another planetary nebula, whose detached outer layers of
hot gas and dust and central white dwarf are clearly visible in this
three-colour composite UFTI image. See our pages on IC 348 and NGC 3132 for
more information on Planetary Nebulae.
Data courtesy of D. Pollacco (Queens Univ., Belfast) and
M. Bryce & B. Francis. (Jodrell Bank).
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