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Old 02-08-2009, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by seanliddelow View Post
Heres an extreme close up in the visible wavelengths......
http://server7.sky-map.org/imgcut?su...tput_type=jpeg

And heres one in Ultra Violet
http://server7.sky-map.org/imgcut?su...tput_type=jpeg
Ah...there you go. In the UV, there appears to be a discreet point source in the centre of the area. If it's a PN then that would be the white dwarf remnant. Being that bright in the UV would also mean it's a fairly young neb and therefore quite small. It's giving off most of it's light in the UV which means it's surface temp could be anywhere upto 250-300000K.
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