Planetary Nebula NGC 7027: A Sun-Like Star Burning Out

Credits: William B. Latter (SIRTF Science Center/Caltech) and NASA

Other team investigators are: J. L. Hora (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory), J. H. Bieging (Steward Observatory), D. M. Kelly (University of Wyoming), A. Dayal (JPL/Caltech), A.G.G.M. Tielens (University of Groningen), and S. Trammell (University of North Carolina at Charlotte).