White Dwarfs

The planetary nebula NGC 2440 contains one of the hottest white dwarf stars known. The white dwarf can be seen as the bright dot near the picture's center. Click on image for full size (20K JPEG) Image courtesy of H. Bond (STSci), R. Ciardullo (PSU), WFPC2, HST, NASA.

White Dwarfs Stars

The planetary nebula NGC 2440 contains one of the hottest white dwarf stars known. The white dwarf can be seen as the bright dot near the picture's center. Click on image for full size (20K JPEG) Image courtesy of H. Bond (STSci), R. Ciardullo (PSU), WFPC2, HST, NASA.

White Dwarfs Stars

The planetary nebula NGC 2440 contains one of the hottest white dwarf stars known. The white dwarf can be seen as the bright dot near the picture's center. Click on image for full size (20K JPEG) Image courtesy of H. Bond (STSci), R. Ciardullo (PSU), WFPC2, HST, NASA.

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