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Planetary Nebula NGC 2440 Lithograph
The Planetary Nebula NGC 2440 lithograph

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 Audience: Educators
Grades: 11-12
Product Number:STScI EG-07-02 LG-2007-7-114-GSFC


At the end of their lives, low-mass stars expand in size and become red giants. Then they shed their outer layers and become planetary nebulae. The image of NGC 2440, a planetary nebula, is on the first page of the lithograph. Background information about the life cycle of stars is on the second page. The lithograph includes a Level One Inquiry activity entitled "In Search of ... Stellar Death," in which students learn to determine the end of the life cycles of different types of stars.

Planetary Nebula NGC 2440 Lithograph [688KB PDF file]
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