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published by the Goddard Space Flight Center
This Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) webpage presents an image of the Boomerang Nebula captured by the Hubble Telescope in polarized light. The webpage provides a description of the nebula, including its formation, its low temperature, and how it is evolving. Links are provided for additional information.
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Restriction: © 2008 NASA GSFC
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Keywords: Planetary nebula, nebula
Record Creator: Metadata instance created October 9, 2008 by Logan Hancock
Record Updated: Jan 28, 2011 by Lyle Barbato
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March 3, 2008
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AIP Format
(Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2008), WWW Document, (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071228.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Boomerang Nebula (Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2008), <https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071228.html>.
APA Format
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Boomerang Nebula. (2008, March 3). Retrieved December 9, 2024, from Goddard Space Flight Center: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071228.html
Chicago Format
Goddard Space Flight Center. Astronomy Picture of the Day: Boomerang Nebula. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, March 3, 2008. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071228.html (accessed 9 December 2024).
MLA Format
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Boomerang Nebula. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, 2008. 3 Mar. 2008. 9 Dec. 2024 <https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071228.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {Astronomy Picture of the Day: Boomerang Nebula}, Publisher = {Goddard Space Flight Center}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {9 December 2024}, Month = {March 3, 2008}, Year = {2008} }
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