SOFIA Witnesses the Emergence of a Carbon Star
Date
SOFIA/FORCAST images of the planetary nebula BD+30 3639. The blue circles have radii of 5 arcsec (6000 AU). Dust with strong emission features indicating O-rich versus C-rich compositions have different radial extents.
Credit
Guzman-Ramirez et al. 2015, Figure 1
Image Number
SCI2016_0003
Additional Information
SOFIA Witnesses the Emergence of a Carbon Star
Principal Investigator
T. Herter
Instrument
FORCAST
Location
United States
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