Hubble Photographs A Planetary Nebula To Commemorate Decommissioning Of A Super Camera
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 10:35
in Astronomy & Space
The Hubble community bids farewell to the soon-to-be decommissioned Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope. In tribute to Hubble's longest-running optical camera, a planetary nebula has been imaged as WFPC2's final "pretty picture."